Report of the ... Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 73. köideJ. Murray, 1904 |
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... . III . About 14 miles of wire , six of which have been purchased this year . IV . Ten kites 7 feet 6 inches high ; three kites 9 feet high ; materials of a kite 12 feet high , V. Two self - recording instruments made by Mons .
... . III . About 14 miles of wire , six of which have been purchased this year . IV . Ten kites 7 feet 6 inches high ; three kites 9 feet high ; materials of a kite 12 feet high , V. Two self - recording instruments made by Mons .
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... inches of pure annealed copper , having the weight of 100 grains . The resistances of these coils have been determined by Mr. Smith , and the results are given in the following table : : - Resistance of 100 inches of copper weigh- ing ...
... inches of pure annealed copper , having the weight of 100 grains . The resistances of these coils have been determined by Mr. Smith , and the results are given in the following table : : - Resistance of 100 inches of copper weigh- ing ...
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... inches of the wire , which is unwound for the purpose . Care must be taken after each re- adjustment to remove any possible new strains introduced by a thorough re - anneal before measurement . In the absence of definite evidence in its ...
... inches of the wire , which is unwound for the purpose . Care must be taken after each re- adjustment to remove any possible new strains introduced by a thorough re - anneal before measurement . In the absence of definite evidence in its ...
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... inches above the bottom plate of the apparatus , and the upper level of the vapour to a definite position , which can be seen through mica windows in the upper part of the neck . Under these con- ditions no measurable superheating of ...
... inches above the bottom plate of the apparatus , and the upper level of the vapour to a definite position , which can be seen through mica windows in the upper part of the neck . Under these con- ditions no measurable superheating of ...
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... Inches . Ben Nevis Ob- 240 221 servatory 28.8 27.1 Fort William 38.6 36.0 Differences 146 13.9 Ben Nevis Ob- 25-316 25-199 25-080 25-295 ] 25-350 ) 25 · 426 25 426 25.365 ] 25-476 | 25-351 25-186 25-252 25-310 servatory • Fort William ...
... Inches . Ben Nevis Ob- 240 221 servatory 28.8 27.1 Fort William 38.6 36.0 Differences 146 13.9 Ben Nevis Ob- 25-316 25-199 25-080 25-295 ] 25-350 ) 25 · 426 25 426 25.365 ] 25-476 | 25-351 25-186 25-252 25-310 servatory • Fort William ...
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Page 644 - And, moved thro' life of lower phase, Result in man, be born and think, And act and love, a closer link Betwixt us and the crowning race Of those that, eye to eye, shall look On knowledge ; under whose command Is Earth and Earth's, and in their hand Is Nature like an open book...
Page 544 - Your comrades chase e'en now the fliers, And, but for you, possess the field. For while the tired waves, vainly breaking, Seem here no painful inch to gain, Far back, through creeks and inlets making, Comes silent, flooding in, the main. And not by eastern windows only, When daylight comes, comes in the light; In front, the sun climbs slow, how slowly, But westward, look, the land is bright.
Page 9 - To give a stronger impulse and a more systematic direction to scientific inquiry, — to promote the intercourse of those who cultivate Science in different parts of the British Empire, with one another, and with foreign philosophers, — to obtain a more general attention to the objects of Science, and a removal of any disadvantages of a public kind which impede its progress.
Page xxix - Committee two years in advance ; and the arrangements for it shall be entrusted to the Officers of the Association. General Committee. The General Committee shall sit during the week of the Meeting, or longer, to transact the business of the Association. It shall consist of the following persons : — CLASS A.
Page xxxvi - Vice-Presidents, one or more Secretaries, and a Treasurer shall be annually appointed by the General Committee. Council. In the intervals of the Meetings, the affairs of the Association shall be managed by a Council appointed by the General Committee. The Council may also assemble for the despatch of business during the week of the Meeting.
Page 544 - SAY NOT THE STRUGGLE NOUGHT AVAILETH Say not the struggle nought availeth, The labour and the wounds are vain, The enemy faints not, nor faileth. And as things have been they remain. If hopes were dupes, fears may be liars ; It may be, in yon smoke concealed, Your comrades chase e'en now the fliers, And, but for you, possess the field.
Page lxxxviii - It is composed of representatives of management and labour both in the United Kingdom and in the United States of America. In the United Kingdom section the constituent bodies are the Federation of British Industries, the British Employers' Confederation and the Trades Union Congress.
Page xxx - Author! are reminded that, under an arrangement dating from 1871, the acceptance of Memoirs, and the days on which they are to be read, are now, as far as possible, determined by Organising Committees for the several Sections before the beginning of the Meeting.
Page 24 - The movement in England to which I have referred began in 1872, when a society for the organisation of academical study was formed in connection with the inquiry into the revenues of Oxford and Cambridge, and there was a famous meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern, Mark Pattison being in the chair. Brodie, Rolleston, Carpenter, Burdon-Sanderson, were among the speakers, and the first resolution carried was, " That to have a class of men whose lives are devoted to research is a national object.
Page lvi - Belfast 1853. Hull 1854. Liverpool... 1855. Glasgow ... 1856. Cheltenham 1857. Dublin 1858. Leeds 1859. Aberdeen... 1860. Oxford 1861. Manchester 1862. Cambridge. 1863. Newcastle . 1864. Bath 1865. Birmingham 1866. Nottingham 1867. Dundee 1868.