The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Latest Edition. A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideDay Otis Kellogg, Thomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith Werner, 1902 |
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... pass- very long , and were suspended like compass needles by means ing through the multi- of a jewelled cup playing ... passing , is parallel to the windings of the multiplier . It is particularly neces- sary that it should be in this ...
... pass- very long , and were suspended like compass needles by means ing through the multi- of a jewelled cup playing ... passing , is parallel to the windings of the multiplier . It is particularly neces- sary that it should be in this ...
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... 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 any two positions of the magnet is a measure of twice ...
... 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 any two positions of the magnet is a measure of twice ...
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... passing through it and one set of windings in one direction , and through the other set of windings in the other ... pass the same current through both galvanometers in series and compare the readings . The best way , however , to ...
... passing through it and one set of windings in one direction , and through the other set of windings in the other ... pass the same current through both galvanometers in series and compare the readings . The best way , however , to ...
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... Pass to the Rio Grande , measures about 375 statute miles . In this distance there are four points which are now receiving the attention of the gov- ernment with a view to harbor improvement , viz : Sabine Pass at the eastern extremity ...
... Pass to the Rio Grande , measures about 375 statute miles . In this distance there are four points which are now receiving the attention of the gov- ernment with a view to harbor improvement , viz : Sabine Pass at the eastern extremity ...
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... Pass ..... Galveston Aransas Brazos Santiago ... 8 feet .1234 feet 812 feet 5 feet -all measured at mean low tide ... passing by Ballinasloe , unites with the Shannon at Shannon bridge . The Shannon , which rises at the foot of Cuilcagh ...
... Pass ..... Galveston Aransas Brazos Santiago ... 8 feet .1234 feet 812 feet 5 feet -all measured at mean low tide ... passing by Ballinasloe , unites with the Shannon at Shannon bridge . The Shannon , which rises at the foot of Cuilcagh ...
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