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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... color of the star has shown no change from pale yellow throughout the whole course of ob- servations . " Lord Lindsay makes the important announcement that Schmidt's Nova Cygni ( R. A. 21h 36m 52 , Dec. + 41 ° 16 ′ 53 ′′ ) , which ...
... color of the star has shown no change from pale yellow throughout the whole course of ob- servations . " Lord Lindsay makes the important announcement that Schmidt's Nova Cygni ( R. A. 21h 36m 52 , Dec. + 41 ° 16 ′ 53 ′′ ) , which ...
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... color from an intense fiery red to a yellow or yellowish - red every five weeks . Weber , of Peckeloh , has observed this star during August , September , October , and part of November , 1876 , and finds this period to be about thirty ...
... color from an intense fiery red to a yellow or yellowish - red every five weeks . Weber , of Peckeloh , has observed this star during August , September , October , and part of November , 1876 , and finds this period to be about thirty ...
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... color , distance , position - angle , date of observation , even the magnifying powers employed , are given , as well as the co - ordinates , right ascension and declination for 1875. The precessions are to be taken from a table ...
... color , distance , position - angle , date of observation , even the magnifying powers employed , are given , as well as the co - ordinates , right ascension and declination for 1875. The precessions are to be taken from a table ...
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... color than the ordinary forms of this aper- ture . The crown - glass is capable of being rotated in the cell of the flint , and is thus separated from it . In this way it is intended to adapt this objective to photographic work . No ...
... color than the ordinary forms of this aper- ture . The crown - glass is capable of being rotated in the cell of the flint , and is thus separated from it . In this way it is intended to adapt this objective to photographic work . No ...
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... color , according to Fresnel's theory , one ninth of the light polarized perpendic- ular to the plane of incidence will be reflected . For the whole rainbow the effectual rays are those that possess the maximum polarization . For a ...
... color , according to Fresnel's theory , one ninth of the light polarized perpendic- ular to the plane of incidence will be reflected . For the whole rainbow the effectual rays are those that possess the maximum polarization . For a ...
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