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... supposed facts , and the experiments themselves were conducted with care and honesty . But Schöbein , although he scarcely touched the quanti- tative methods , on which alone a theory can be safely based , ventured , in a letter to ...
... supposed facts , and the experiments themselves were conducted with care and honesty . But Schöbein , although he scarcely touched the quanti- tative methods , on which alone a theory can be safely based , ventured , in a letter to ...
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... supposed pretty exact . It amounts to 23h . 21m . 23s . These spots are extremely difficult to see , yet , in peculiarly favourable conditions of our own atmosphere , may sometimes be much less so ; so that , as is observed by the Rev ...
... supposed pretty exact . It amounts to 23h . 21m . 23s . These spots are extremely difficult to see , yet , in peculiarly favourable conditions of our own atmosphere , may sometimes be much less so ; so that , as is observed by the Rev ...
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... supposed island had vanished . He afterwards heard of the hurricane of Santa Lucia ( July , 1837 ) . Very remarkable electric phenomena accompany most hurricanes . Some have been described already , but the following belong to quite ...
... supposed island had vanished . He afterwards heard of the hurricane of Santa Lucia ( July , 1837 ) . Very remarkable electric phenomena accompany most hurricanes . Some have been described already , but the following belong to quite ...
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... supposed to weigh 40 tons , was so moved that it had a ship's sail spread under it , " much in the same way as a table - cloth would be laid on a table with a large dish - cover set in the middle . " In the Stow Tornado of 1837 , and in ...
... supposed to weigh 40 tons , was so moved that it had a ship's sail spread under it , " much in the same way as a table - cloth would be laid on a table with a large dish - cover set in the middle . " In the Stow Tornado of 1837 , and in ...
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... supposed to be those of the famous temple of Minerva . They are described as lying on the eastern side of the great Fosse road , which ran through the Roman town from north to south , and about the middle of the town . The temple ...
... supposed to be those of the famous temple of Minerva . They are described as lying on the eastern side of the great Fosse road , which ran through the Roman town from north to south , and about the middle of the town . The temple ...
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