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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... show that after fall- ing from the second to the seventh magnitude in nine days , its light diminished very gradually year after year down to nearly the tenth magnitude , at which it has remained pretty constant for the last two years ...
... show that after fall- ing from the second to the seventh magnitude in nine days , its light diminished very gradually year after year down to nearly the tenth magnitude , at which it has remained pretty constant for the last two years ...
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... show clearly the progressive fading out , not only of the continuous spectrum , but also of the hydrogen and other bright lines . " This new star in Cygnus has been the subject of observa- tion by Cornu , Copeland , and Vogel by means ...
... show clearly the progressive fading out , not only of the continuous spectrum , but also of the hydrogen and other bright lines . " This new star in Cygnus has been the subject of observa- tion by Cornu , Copeland , and Vogel by means ...
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... shows bright , and this is probably the reason why it has so long remained concealed ; for these bright lines or ... show that the earth is , on the whole , cooler in maximum sun - spot years , as the discussions on the paper ( as ...
... shows bright , and this is probably the reason why it has so long remained concealed ; for these bright lines or ... show that the earth is , on the whole , cooler in maximum sun - spot years , as the discussions on the paper ( as ...
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... show a complete image of the sun . This excluded several hundred small photographs taken near the times of contact between the limbs of Venus and the sun . The above - mentioned measurements of the photographs have been so far reduced ...
... show a complete image of the sun . This excluded several hundred small photographs taken near the times of contact between the limbs of Venus and the sun . The above - mentioned measurements of the photographs have been so far reduced ...
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... show a surprising accordance between the several nights ' work , and indicate a parallax not far from 8.82 " . Another method promising good results is the observation of Mars and companion stars at the opposition of 1877 ; and to ...
... show a surprising accordance between the several nights ' work , and indicate a parallax not far from 8.82 " . Another method promising good results is the observation of Mars and companion stars at the opposition of 1877 ; and to ...
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