The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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... angle of Spain , now divided into the provinces of Coruña , Lugo , Orense , and Pontevedra , lies between 41 ° 51 ′ and 43 ° 47 ' N. lat . , 6 ° 50 ′ and 9 ° 16 ′ W. long . , and is bounded on the N. and W. by the Bay of Biscay and the ...
... angle of Spain , now divided into the provinces of Coruña , Lugo , Orense , and Pontevedra , lies between 41 ° 51 ′ and 43 ° 47 ' N. lat . , 6 ° 50 ′ and 9 ° 16 ′ W. long . , and is bounded on the N. and W. by the Bay of Biscay and the ...
Page 51
... angle of rotation of the coil about vertical There is a Fra . 4. - Astatic multiplier . 6. By damping is meant the decrease of the extent of the oscillations of the galvanometer needle arising from the dissipation of energy through the ...
... angle of rotation of the coil about vertical There is a Fra . 4. - Astatic multiplier . 6. By damping is meant the decrease of the extent of the oscillations of the galvanometer needle arising from the dissipation of energy through the ...
Page 52
... angles which can be measured in any way , the instrument may be used as a sine compass . The current is applied and the multiplier turned round after the magnet until the axis of the latter is again parallel to the windings . The ...
... angles which can be measured in any way , the instrument may be used as a sine compass . The current is applied and the multiplier turned round after the magnet until the axis of the latter is again parallel to the windings . The ...
Page 53
... angle with that when the needle is parallel to the windings . It is easy to see that this may be done by means of the arrangement described above for finding the constant of a galvanometer . If the object simply is to calibrate the ...
... angle with that when the needle is parallel to the windings . It is easy to see that this may be done by means of the arrangement described above for finding the constant of a galvanometer . If the object simply is to calibrate the ...
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... angle of it consists of rich and fertile districts , such as Murshidábád , Nadiyá , Jessor , and the 24 Parganás . But towards its southern base , resting on the sea , the country sinks into a series of great swamps , intercepted by a ...
... angle of it consists of rich and fertile districts , such as Murshidábád , Nadiyá , Jessor , and the 24 Parganás . But towards its southern base , resting on the sea , the country sinks into a series of great swamps , intercepted by a ...
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