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... tion of measures for the welfare of his country . He retired from public life in 1848 , and died at Hornau , 22d October 1852. Three of the sons of Baron Gagern have attained considerable eminence - one as a soldier , and two , who are ...
... tion of measures for the welfare of his country . He retired from public life in 1848 , and died at Hornau , 22d October 1852. Three of the sons of Baron Gagern have attained considerable eminence - one as a soldier , and two , who are ...
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... tion of their most cherished illusions . He seems , in addi- tion , to have compromised his position with the grand - ducal family by the imprudent candour with which he condemned a machine for clearing the port of Leghorn , invented by ...
... tion of their most cherished illusions . He seems , in addi- tion , to have compromised his position with the grand - ducal family by the imprudent candour with which he condemned a machine for clearing the port of Leghorn , invented by ...
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... tion of the Index issued a decree reiterating , with the omission of the word " heretical , " the censure of the theo- logians , suspending , usque corrigatur , the great work of Copernicus , De Revolutionibus orbium cœlestium , and ab ...
... tion of the Index issued a decree reiterating , with the omission of the word " heretical , " the censure of the theo- logians , suspending , usque corrigatur , the great work of Copernicus , De Revolutionibus orbium cœlestium , and ab ...
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... tion . More valid instances of the anticipation of modern inferences , except when distorted by polemical exigencies , discoveries may be found in his prevision that a small have been strikingly confirmed by modern investigations ...
... tion . More valid instances of the anticipation of modern inferences , except when distorted by polemical exigencies , discoveries may be found in his prevision that a small have been strikingly confirmed by modern investigations ...
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... tion , provided the layers have been carefully tested during the winding . The idea of the multiplier in sensitive galvanometers is to bring the greatest number of coils of wire within the least possible distances of the magnet . It is ...
... tion , provided the layers have been carefully tested during the winding . The idea of the multiplier in sensitive galvanometers is to bring the greatest number of coils of wire within the least possible distances of the magnet . It is ...
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