The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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... distance off a convent was founded in 1844 by Mgr . Bessieux . In consequence of the war with Germany the colony was practically abandoned in 1871 , and the establishment at Libreville is now maintained only as a coaling depôt . There ...
... distance off a convent was founded in 1844 by Mgr . Bessieux . In consequence of the war with Germany the colony was practically abandoned in 1871 , and the establishment at Libreville is now maintained only as a coaling depôt . There ...
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... distance from the fountain of Capharnaum , and ( 2 ) the fact that Jewish tradition preserves another site . The ruins at Tell Hûm are not of necessity as old as the time of Christ . The name Hûm means " black , " and is probably ...
... distance from the fountain of Capharnaum , and ( 2 ) the fact that Jewish tradition preserves another site . The ruins at Tell Hûm are not of necessity as old as the time of Christ . The name Hûm means " black , " and is probably ...
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... distances , infinite velocity . second was adopted for the purpose of rebutting an anti- Copernican argument founded on the ... distance of the moon from a known star is that usually employed . A series of careful observations made him ...
... distances , infinite velocity . second was adopted for the purpose of rebutting an anti- Copernican argument founded on the ... distance of the moon from a known star is that usually employed . A series of careful observations made him ...
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... distances of the magnet . It is evident , therefore , that the insulating covering should be as thin as is consistent ... distance of the winding from the axis of the coil . The law is that the diameter of the wire in each layer ought to ...
... distances of the magnet . It is evident , therefore , that the insulating covering should be as thin as is consistent ... distance of the winding from the axis of the coil . The law is that the diameter of the wire in each layer ought to ...
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... distance from it equal to half the common radius . In fig . 19 , at the end of his second volume , Maxwell gives a diagram of the lines of force due to two equal parallel circular circuits , from which it will be seen that the magnetic ...
... distance from it equal to half the common radius . In fig . 19 , at the end of his second volume , Maxwell gives a diagram of the lines of force due to two equal parallel circular circuits , from which it will be seen that the magnetic ...
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