Nature, Volume 79Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1908 - Electronic journals |
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... period of about twelve hours . If we examine the facts as recorded by the barometer , we find the well - known diurnal oscillation irregular in amplitude and phase , and depending in a marked way on the height above sea - level , and ...
... period of about twelve hours . If we examine the facts as recorded by the barometer , we find the well - known diurnal oscillation irregular in amplitude and phase , and depending in a marked way on the height above sea - level , and ...
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... period of twenty - seven days drops out altogether . ) As regards the former period , it could only show itself if the magnetic state of the sun persisted for a sufficiently long period , and would probably even then escape detection ...
... period of twenty - seven days drops out altogether . ) As regards the former period , it could only show itself if the magnetic state of the sun persisted for a sufficiently long period , and would probably even then escape detection ...
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... period , 1886-1907 5'7 +197 1'6 ... b 16 - year period 1891-1907 - 5'1 +187 - 1'4 - 147 The mean annual changes of declination at Kew com- parable with ( 1 ) a and b are respectively 5'2 and 4'9 . Thus the mean for the British Isles ...
... period , 1886-1907 5'7 +197 1'6 ... b 16 - year period 1891-1907 - 5'1 +187 - 1'4 - 147 The mean annual changes of declination at Kew com- parable with ( 1 ) a and b are respectively 5'2 and 4'9 . Thus the mean for the British Isles ...
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Burbury Dr S H the Law of Equipartition of Energy The Wonder Book of the Atmosphere Prof E | 22 |
Caisson Disease 40 Inhabitants of the Marshall Islands T A Joyce | 78 |
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