Annual Record of Science and Industry, 7. köideSpencer Fullerton Baird Harper & Brothers, 1878 Annual record for 1874-78 contains "Select works on science published during 1874-78." |
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... appears probable that success is secured . These and other subjects are spoken of briefly under their appropriate ... appear in Dreyer's new catalogue of nebulæ . Dr. Koch , of the Leipzig Observatory , has published a micrometric ...
... appears probable that success is secured . These and other subjects are spoken of briefly under their appropriate ... appear in Dreyer's new catalogue of nebulæ . Dr. Koch , of the Leipzig Observatory , has published a micrometric ...
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... appear as a minute nebulous speck of light . " This " nebulous speck " would be less than one fiftieth of a second of arc in diameter . Considering the difficulty of seeing Venus herself when very close to the sun , the hope of carrying ...
... appear as a minute nebulous speck of light . " This " nebulous speck " would be less than one fiftieth of a second of arc in diameter . Considering the difficulty of seeing Venus herself when very close to the sun , the hope of carrying ...
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... appears to be 3000. The discus- sion of all the observations will change this somewhat . A curious fact about the relative visibility of these satel- lites in various European telescopes is noticed elsewhere . Photometric measures of ...
... appears to be 3000. The discus- sion of all the observations will change this somewhat . A curious fact about the relative visibility of these satel- lites in various European telescopes is noticed elsewhere . Photometric measures of ...
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... appears that in the last twenty - nine years he has made no less than 819 observations of 98 asteroids ! Mr. Stockwell , of Cleveland , in studying the orbit of the asteroid Gerda , which has been observed in 1872 , 1873 , 1874 , 1876 ...
... appears that in the last twenty - nine years he has made no less than 819 observations of 98 asteroids ! Mr. Stockwell , of Cleveland , in studying the orbit of the asteroid Gerda , which has been observed in 1872 , 1873 , 1874 , 1876 ...
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... appears distinctly , and from month to month shifts its place in the stars so as to keep about opposite the sun . In the Comptes Rendus for July 2 , Hugo has a note on a luminous column vertically extended above the moon , and some four ...
... appears distinctly , and from month to month shifts its place in the stars so as to keep about opposite the sun . In the Comptes Rendus for July 2 , Hugo has a note on a luminous column vertically extended above the moon , and some four ...
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