The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideA. et C. Black, 1879 - 856 pages |
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Page 93
... surface of the pipes . Annulur tubes for condensing are also used , in which the gas is exposed to a much greater cooling surface , and in some large works the condensers are cooled by a current of water . In passing through the pipes ...
... surface of the pipes . Annulur tubes for condensing are also used , in which the gas is exposed to a much greater cooling surface , and in some large works the condensers are cooled by a current of water . In passing through the pipes ...
Page 96
... surface of the holder , this , in a very delicate and bottom . They are connected by the recurved upper edge of sensitive manner , performs the duty of weights in the older the lower fitting into a channel which runs round the bottom ...
... surface of the holder , this , in a very delicate and bottom . They are connected by the recurved upper edge of sensitive manner , performs the duty of weights in the older the lower fitting into a channel which runs round the bottom ...
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... surface of the earth , and eventually of the figure and dimensions of the earth . This last , indeed , may be the sole object in view , as was the case in the operations conducted in Peru and in Lapland by the celebrated French ...
... surface of the earth , and eventually of the figure and dimensions of the earth . This last , indeed , may be the sole object in view , as was the case in the operations conducted in Peru and in Lapland by the celebrated French ...
Page 168
... surface at the angular points meet at the centre of the sphere , in the spheroidal triangle the normals at the angles A , B , C meet the axis of revolution of the spheroid in three different points , which we may designate a , ß , y ...
... surface at the angular points meet at the centre of the sphere , in the spheroidal triangle the normals at the angles A , B , C meet the axis of revolution of the spheroid in three different points , which we may designate a , ß , y ...
Page 170
... surface of the sea produced in imagination so as to percolate the con- tinents . We see then that the effect of the uneven distri- bution of matter in the crust of the earth is to produce small elevations and depressions on the ...
... surface of the sea produced in imagination so as to percolate the con- tinents . We see then that the effect of the uneven distri- bution of matter in the crust of the earth is to produce small elevations and depressions on the ...
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