The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideA. et C. Black, 1879 - 856 pages |
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... reached Venice in April or May 1609 , was sufficient to set the Italian philo- sopher on the track ; and after one night's profound meditation on the principles of refraction , he succeeded in producing a telescope of threefold ...
... reached Venice in April or May 1609 , was sufficient to set the Italian philo- sopher on the track ; and after one night's profound meditation on the principles of refraction , he succeeded in producing a telescope of threefold ...
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... reached the zenith of his fame when , in 1807 , he repaired to Paris and established himself there as activity as a lecturer and writer . a medical practitioner , at the same time continuing his Introduction au cours de physiologie du ...
... reached the zenith of his fame when , in 1807 , he repaired to Paris and established himself there as activity as a lecturer and writer . a medical practitioner , at the same time continuing his Introduction au cours de physiologie du ...
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... academic influences he pursued his favourite studies , and it was not till he had reached the age 5 Proc . Entomol . Soc . Philadelphia , iii . , 1864 , p . 549 . of sixty , and had become widely known by his 46 GAL - GAL.
... academic influences he pursued his favourite studies , and it was not till he had reached the age 5 Proc . Entomol . Soc . Philadelphia , iii . , 1864 , p . 549 . of sixty , and had become widely known by his 46 GAL - GAL.
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... reached a certain tion assumes great importance when coils of very fine wire fineness the proportion of space occupied by insulating matter is so great that further reduction of the section of the wire simply increases the resistance ...
... reached a certain tion assumes great importance when coils of very fine wire fineness the proportion of space occupied by insulating matter is so great that further reduction of the section of the wire simply increases the resistance ...
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... reached a maximum velocity of 60 miles per hour . The lowest tide of which we have any record fell 3 feet below mean low - water level , thus giving a difference of 12 feet between the highest and the lowest recorded tides . at right ...
... reached a maximum velocity of 60 miles per hour . The lowest tide of which we have any record fell 3 feet below mean low - water level , thus giving a difference of 12 feet between the highest and the lowest recorded tides . at right ...
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