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... Royal Academy of Sciences of Amsterdam , and was pub- lished in that city in 1877 . Though the publication is no longer officially connected with the Physical Society , the present enlarged edition is issued with the Society's full ...
... Royal Academy of Sciences of Amsterdam , and was pub- lished in that city in 1877 . Though the publication is no longer officially connected with the Physical Society , the present enlarged edition is issued with the Society's full ...
Page ix
... Royal Society , the Royal Society of Edinburgh , and the Physical Society of London , from 1879 onwards , besides consulting numerous papers , both English and foreign , which have been sent to me by their authors . I have also had the ...
... Royal Society , the Royal Society of Edinburgh , and the Physical Society of London , from 1879 onwards , besides consulting numerous papers , both English and foreign , which have been sent to me by their authors . I have also had the ...
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... Royal Society ( see " Phil . Trans . , " Dec. 5th , 1867 , p . 369 ) , by employing the value of g at the place of ob- servation , namely , 981-4 . Young's Modulus , Simple Rigidity . Volume , Resilience of Density Glass , flint , 6.03 ...
... Royal Society ( see " Phil . Trans . , " Dec. 5th , 1867 , p . 369 ) , by employing the value of g at the place of ob- servation , namely , 981-4 . Young's Modulus , Simple Rigidity . Volume , Resilience of Density Glass , flint , 6.03 ...
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... Royal Society , January , 1878 ( " Proceedings , " vol . xxvii . p . 38 ) , an account was given by Joule of experiments recently made by him with a view to increase the accuracy of the results given in his former paper . ( " Phil ...
... Royal Society , January , 1878 ( " Proceedings , " vol . xxvii . p . 38 ) , an account was given by Joule of experiments recently made by him with a view to increase the accuracy of the results given in his former paper . ( " Phil ...
Page 138
... Royal ( Dec. , 1885 ) : - West Declination , .. Horizontal Force , ... Dip , .......... Vertical Force , 18 ° 15'0- ( t - 1883 ) × 7''80 . 0.1809+ ( t - 1883 ) × · 00018 . 67 ° 31'8- ( t - 1883 ) × 1.39 . 0.4374 - ( t - 1883 ) × 00007 ...
... Royal ( Dec. , 1885 ) : - West Declination , .. Horizontal Force , ... Dip , .......... Vertical Force , 18 ° 15'0- ( t - 1883 ) × 7''80 . 0.1809+ ( t - 1883 ) × · 00018 . 67 ° 31'8- ( t - 1883 ) × 1.39 . 0.4374 - ( t - 1883 ) × 00007 ...
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