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... velocity generated by gravity in a mean solar second of time at various places , velocity of sound , & c . It is the intention of the Institution to continue this work , and to endeavor to enlist other co - laborers in its prosecution ...
... velocity generated by gravity in a mean solar second of time at various places , velocity of sound , & c . It is the intention of the Institution to continue this work , and to endeavor to enlist other co - laborers in its prosecution ...
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... velocity of a torrent , and being mingled with stones , its erosive action exhibits effects unequalled , perhaps , in any other part of the globe . On the mountains and plateaus of this region , wherever an altitude of 9,000 feet , or ...
... velocity of a torrent , and being mingled with stones , its erosive action exhibits effects unequalled , perhaps , in any other part of the globe . On the mountains and plateaus of this region , wherever an altitude of 9,000 feet , or ...
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... velocity of the upper and lower current of the air , by which the sound - ray is in some cases bent upward , and consequently passes far above the head of the distant auditor , and in others is refracted downward to the surface of the ...
... velocity of the upper and lower current of the air , by which the sound - ray is in some cases bent upward , and consequently passes far above the head of the distant auditor , and in others is refracted downward to the surface of the ...
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... velocity , variations in the forms of the orbits , changes of distances and inclinations , which these forces must evidently produce , the most learned geometer would fail to discover a trustworthy guide . This extreme complication gave ...
... velocity , variations in the forms of the orbits , changes of distances and inclinations , which these forces must evidently produce , the most learned geometer would fail to discover a trustworthy guide . This extreme complication gave ...
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... velocity of a body increased from century to century , was equiv alent to asserting that the body continually approached the center of motion . On the other hand , when the velocity diminished the body must be receding from the center ...
... velocity of a body increased from century to century , was equiv alent to asserting that the body continually approached the center of motion . On the other hand , when the velocity diminished the body must be receding from the center ...
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