Monthly Journal of Science, and Annals of Biology, Astronomy, Geology, Industrial Arts, Manufactures, and Technology, 6. köideJames Samuelson, William Crookes J. Churchill and Sons., 1869 |
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Page 71
... vapour , and considering that all the lines of these elements were seen by one or other of the observers during the eclipse , and that Mr. Lockyer and Father Secchi have since proved the presence of the hydrogen lines , there is little ...
... vapour , and considering that all the lines of these elements were seen by one or other of the observers during the eclipse , and that Mr. Lockyer and Father Secchi have since proved the presence of the hydrogen lines , there is little ...
Page 91
... vapour or gas . So soon , however , as the news from the eclipse expeditions showed that he had come to this conclusion too hastily , he prepared to renew the search with an instrument which was ( at the time ) being constructed for him ...
... vapour or gas . So soon , however , as the news from the eclipse expeditions showed that he had come to this conclusion too hastily , he prepared to renew the search with an instrument which was ( at the time ) being constructed for him ...
Page 92
... vapour in the sun's atmosphere . Thus the vapour to which the bright orange line in the prominence spectrum is due cannot possibly be that of sodium . It seems clear , however , that the red and green lines are due to burning hydrogen ...
... vapour in the sun's atmosphere . Thus the vapour to which the bright orange line in the prominence spectrum is due cannot possibly be that of sodium . It seems clear , however , that the red and green lines are due to burning hydrogen ...
Page 125
... vapour tension , the direction and force of wind , the character of weather , and the sea - surface temperature , " for each month and for each square degree over the area under discussion . Meanwhile , the co - operation of several of ...
... vapour tension , the direction and force of wind , the character of weather , and the sea - surface temperature , " for each month and for each square degree over the area under discussion . Meanwhile , the co - operation of several of ...
Page 144
... vapour was to be examined . The power of the electric beam to reveal the existence of anything within the experimental tube , or the impurities of the tube itself , is extraordinary . When the expe- riment is made in a darkened room , a ...
... vapour was to be examined . The power of the electric beam to reveal the existence of anything within the experimental tube , or the impurities of the tube itself , is extraordinary . When the expe- riment is made in a darkened room , a ...
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