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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... the reduction of all the observations of the transit itself will be brought to a close by the coming spring . It is also hoped that the observations for longitudes of stations will be 16 ANNUAL RECORD OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY .
... the reduction of all the observations of the transit itself will be brought to a close by the coming spring . It is also hoped that the observations for longitudes of stations will be 16 ANNUAL RECORD OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY .
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... close to the sun , the hope of carrying out the provisions of this plan is rather a forlorn one , particular- ly as the light of this " speck " is diminished by reflection , and is to be seen close to a bright background . On December 7 ...
... close to the sun , the hope of carrying out the provisions of this plan is rather a forlorn one , particular- ly as the light of this " speck " is diminished by reflection , and is to be seen close to a bright background . On December 7 ...
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... close approximations , as is shown by the ac- cordance of the ephemeris with the Washington observa- tions of 1877 . With regard to Hall's elements of Hyperion , Hind remarks that they lead to the following numbers , assuming the solar ...
... close approximations , as is shown by the ac- cordance of the ephemeris with the Washington observa- tions of 1877 . With regard to Hall's elements of Hyperion , Hind remarks that they lead to the following numbers , assuming the solar ...
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... close attention was given to the Sun , Moon , Planets , Clusters , Nebulæ , Double Stars , Meteors , Zodiacal Light , and the Auroral phenomena . From March 15 , 1875 , to November 30 , 1877 , the following observations were made : The ...
... close attention was given to the Sun , Moon , Planets , Clusters , Nebulæ , Double Stars , Meteors , Zodiacal Light , and the Auroral phenomena . From March 15 , 1875 , to November 30 , 1877 , the following observations were made : The ...
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... close to measure with ordinary apertures ; and very unequal pairs and doubles generally , which have not been measured since Struve , or within the last twenty or thirty years . The field in these directions is large , and the results ...
... close to measure with ordinary apertures ; and very unequal pairs and doubles generally , which have not been measured since Struve , or within the last twenty or thirty years . The field in these directions is large , and the results ...
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