Nature, Volume 80Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1909 - Electronic journals |
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... period ; ( c ) a nearly uniform increase during the transition period ; ( d ) a nearly uniform decrease approximately during the cold - weather period . The curves showing the daily variations exhibit a general resemblance to the daily ...
... period ; ( c ) a nearly uniform increase during the transition period ; ( d ) a nearly uniform decrease approximately during the cold - weather period . The curves showing the daily variations exhibit a general resemblance to the daily ...
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... period of nutation , usually called the " Chandler period , " may be an independent index of the yielding of the earth to small forces . It has long been known that if the earth were absolutely rigid this period would be about 306 days ...
... period of nutation , usually called the " Chandler period , " may be an independent index of the yielding of the earth to small forces . It has long been known that if the earth were absolutely rigid this period would be about 306 days ...
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... period of these is found to have varied considerably during the last nineteen years , from a maxi- mum of 14m . 19s . in 1892 to a minimum of 11m . 55s . in 1908 ; as a rule , the variation is slow , and the period remains constant for ...
... period of these is found to have varied considerably during the last nineteen years , from a maxi- mum of 14m . 19s . in 1892 to a minimum of 11m . 55s . in 1908 ; as a rule , the variation is slow , and the period remains constant for ...
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Blaise E Syntheses by Means of the Mixed Zinc Organo | 29 |
lings Sir W T ThiseltonDyer 349 Flora of Ngami extraordinaria 137 | 102 |
Blennerhassett Sir Rowland Death and Obituary Notice | 103 |
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