The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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... centre of the province , the eastern half of which was watered by tributaries of that stream , while the Sangarius and its affluents traversed the western half . Galatia originally formed a part of the extensive province of Phrygia ...
... centre of the province , the eastern half of which was watered by tributaries of that stream , while the Sangarius and its affluents traversed the western half . Galatia originally formed a part of the extensive province of Phrygia ...
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... centre of the iron manufacture , but it is of compara- tively small development . Tile works are very numerous ... centres , and 74 from the rural communes . Sixty- three members are sent to the imperial diet , of whom 20 represent the ...
... centre of the iron manufacture , but it is of compara- tively small development . Tile works are very numerous ... centres , and 74 from the rural communes . Sixty- three members are sent to the imperial diet , of whom 20 represent the ...
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... centre of the scale . The scale divisions are seen to pass the wires of the telescope , and if a circular scale be used , whose centre is in the axis of suspension of the mirror , the difference between the numbers on the cross wires in ...
... centre of the scale . The scale divisions are seen to pass the wires of the telescope , and if a circular scale be used , whose centre is in the axis of suspension of the mirror , the difference between the numbers on the cross wires in ...
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... centre of gravity is carefully adjusted so as to be in the axis of suspension . The mirror is enclosed in a narrow cell which just allows it room to deflect to the required extent , and damps the oscillation so effectually that the ...
... centre of gravity is carefully adjusted so as to be in the axis of suspension . The mirror is enclosed in a narrow cell which just allows it room to deflect to the required extent , and damps the oscillation so effectually that the ...
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... centre of its multiplier being near the centre of the whole arrangement , and the axes of all the coils coincident . A multiple arc is then formed , one branch of which contains the coils and the other the galvanometer , so that the ...
... centre of its multiplier being near the centre of the whole arrangement , and the axes of all the coils coincident . A multiple arc is then formed , one branch of which contains the coils and the other the galvanometer , so that the ...
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