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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... tion , which were undertaken at Altona . Dr. Schmidt , of Athens , has just published in the Astrono- mische Nachrichten a suggestive paper on the connection of the nebula h . 3770 with variable stars in the vicinity . His facts seem to ...
... tion , which were undertaken at Altona . Dr. Schmidt , of Athens , has just published in the Astrono- mische Nachrichten a suggestive paper on the connection of the nebula h . 3770 with variable stars in the vicinity . His facts seem to ...
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... tion by Cornu , Copeland , and Vogel by means of the spec- troscope ; and from all the observations it is plain that the hydrogen lines at first prominent have gradually faded . With the decrease in their brilliancy , a line ...
... tion by Cornu , Copeland , and Vogel by means of the spec- troscope ; and from all the observations it is plain that the hydrogen lines at first prominent have gradually faded . With the decrease in their brilliancy , a line ...
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... tion of solar parallax may be had , as the method employed admits of great refinement . The support given to the ex- pedition is also noteworthy , as the Royal Astronomical So- ciety guarantees the expenses , £ 500 , and as ASTRONOMY . 15.
... tion of solar parallax may be had , as the method employed admits of great refinement . The support given to the ex- pedition is also noteworthy , as the Royal Astronomical So- ciety guarantees the expenses , £ 500 , and as ASTRONOMY . 15.
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... - examined . The most remarkable result of the research is that the mo- tion of the moon during the past 250 years may be very closely represented by the alteration of a single term in 24 ANNUAL RECORD OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY .
... - examined . The most remarkable result of the research is that the mo- tion of the moon during the past 250 years may be very closely represented by the alteration of a single term in 24 ANNUAL RECORD OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY .
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... tion for four months without a single failure . It is al- ways within 0.5 of the truth , and every day its error is published in the New York papers , so that it is practical- ly a perfect signal . A similar one is to be erected at ...
... tion for four months without a single failure . It is al- ways within 0.5 of the truth , and every day its error is published in the New York papers , so that it is practical- ly a perfect signal . A similar one is to be erected at ...
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