Nature, Volume 19Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1879 - Electronic journals |
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... considered , it will be seen that the mean pressure dimi- When the latitudes and longitudes given previously are nishes from the equator at the rate of 0'003 inch for each degree of latitude ; and that the yearly mean isobars run ...
... considered , it will be seen that the mean pressure dimi- When the latitudes and longitudes given previously are nishes from the equator at the rate of 0'003 inch for each degree of latitude ; and that the yearly mean isobars run ...
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... may reach the crushing strength of the material . Both these effects have to be considered . Now in the design of masonry work of a substantial character it is C the usual engineering practice to so distribute the stresses that 8 25 NATURE.
... may reach the crushing strength of the material . Both these effects have to be considered . Now in the design of masonry work of a substantial character it is C the usual engineering practice to so distribute the stresses that 8 25 NATURE.
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... considered the foundation of spectrum analysis , had already been experimentally proved and published by our author some thirteen years before . The theorist apparently ignored the work of the experi- mentalist , and the claim of the ...
... considered the foundation of spectrum analysis , had already been experimentally proved and published by our author some thirteen years before . The theorist apparently ignored the work of the experi- mentalist , and the claim of the ...
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... considered that the exposure was twenty minutes , and the diameter of the image about one inch , it would not be surprising had it lacked in detail . By an extract from the minutes of the New York Lyceum of Natural History we learn that ...
... considered that the exposure was twenty minutes , and the diameter of the image about one inch , it would not be surprising had it lacked in detail . By an extract from the minutes of the New York Lyceum of Natural History we learn that ...
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... considered an improvement . The is map in two large sheets , with the regions and sub - regions copied from Mr. Wallace's map , and similarly distinguished by colours . It is , however , a mere outline , and entirely without names - a ...
... considered an improvement . The is map in two large sheets , with the regions and sub - regions copied from Mr. Wallace's map , and similarly distinguished by colours . It is , however , a mere outline , and entirely without names - a ...
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