The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 25. köideThomas Spencer Baynes Werner Company, 1895 |
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... thickness the height of the trees . Hence as regards strictly local climates , an intelligent knowledge of which is of great practical value , it follows that the best security against the severity of cold in winter is afforded where ...
... thickness the height of the trees . Hence as regards strictly local climates , an intelligent knowledge of which is of great practical value , it follows that the best security against the severity of cold in winter is afforded where ...
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... thickness , but as already remarked , are to a very large extent diffused through a stratum of air equalling , in thickness at least , the height of the trees . Hence the conserving influence of forests on climate , making the nights ...
... thickness , but as already remarked , are to a very large extent diffused through a stratum of air equalling , in thickness at least , the height of the trees . Hence the conserving influence of forests on climate , making the nights ...
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... thickness throughout its breadth ; and the bottom of the chops which carry it should be exactly horizontal ; otherwise the pendulum will swing with a twist , as they may be often seen to do in ill - made clocks . .If the bottom of the ...
... thickness throughout its breadth ; and the bottom of the chops which carry it should be exactly horizontal ; otherwise the pendulum will swing with a twist , as they may be often seen to do in ill - made clocks . .If the bottom of the ...
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... thicker round one ( which is not what one would expect ) , though a lens - shaped bob was less affected than a spherical one of the same diameter . which of course is much heavier . The frictional effect of the air is necessarily ...
... thicker round one ( which is not what one would expect ) , though a lens - shaped bob was less affected than a spherical one of the same diameter . which of course is much heavier . The frictional effect of the air is necessarily ...
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... thickness of the winding arbor . A variation of arc in dead escapement clocks is sometimes visible between the beginning and the end of the week according as the string is nearest to the thick or the thin end of the great arbor , when ...
... thickness of the winding arbor . A variation of arc in dead escapement clocks is sometimes visible between the beginning and the end of the week according as the string is nearest to the thick or the thin end of the great arbor , when ...
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