Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 17U.S. Government Printing Office, 1924 - Science Each volume comprises one or more monographs, many of which are issued also as separates. |
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... form upon the plate a truly vertical line to serve all purposes of orientation . 3. Means should be provided to determine accurately the distance and any changes of distance between the object glass of the telescope and the photographic ...
... form upon the plate a truly vertical line to serve all purposes of orientation . 3. Means should be provided to determine accurately the distance and any changes of distance between the object glass of the telescope and the photographic ...
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... forms Volume IV of the Astronomical Papers . * And here was perhaps the greatest living master in the highest and most difficult field of astronomy , winning world - wide recognition for his country in the science , and receiving the ...
... forms Volume IV of the Astronomical Papers . * And here was perhaps the greatest living master in the highest and most difficult field of astronomy , winning world - wide recognition for his country in the science , and receiving the ...
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... form , extending east and west from the sun , but said little or nothing concerning the radius of the illumination in the north and south direction . It occurred to Newcomb that the latter constant could be determined by direct ...
... form , extending east and west from the sun , but said little or nothing concerning the radius of the illumination in the north and south direction . It occurred to Newcomb that the latter constant could be determined by direct ...
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... forms has been carried through to completion in a comparatively short time . * * * This gigantic task would have been above even his power had it not been for this practicality * * * * * Newcomb's work , driven by untiring energy and ...
... forms has been carried through to completion in a comparatively short time . * * * This gigantic task would have been above even his power had it not been for this practicality * * * * * Newcomb's work , driven by untiring energy and ...
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... form of a combined review of ( 1 ) Observations and Discussions on the meteoric showers of November Meteors of 1867 by the United States Naval Observatory [ no . 27 ] ; ( 2 ) Meteoric Astronomy by D. Kirkwood ; and ( 3 ) A Treatise on ...
... form of a combined review of ( 1 ) Observations and Discussions on the meteoric showers of November Meteors of 1867 by the United States Naval Observatory [ no . 27 ] ; ( 2 ) Meteoric Astronomy by D. Kirkwood ; and ( 3 ) A Treatise on ...
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Page 5 - When an officer is known or suspected to be guilty of malversation in office, some member of the house of representatives usually brings forward a resolution to accuse the party, or for the appointment of a committee to consider and report upon the charges brought against him.
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Page 38 - On the recurrence of solar eclipses with tables of eclipses from BC 700 to AD 2300, by Simon Newcomb.
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