Report of the Annual MeetingJ. Murray., 1877 |
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... exists of their fall . Sir Edward Sabine , whose life has been devoted with rare fidelity to the pursuit of science , and to whose untiring efforts this Association largely owes the position it now occupies , was the pioneer of the ...
... exists of their fall . Sir Edward Sabine , whose life has been devoted with rare fidelity to the pursuit of science , and to whose untiring efforts this Association largely owes the position it now occupies , was the pioneer of the ...
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... exist in Germany and Italy . It is earnestly to be hoped that this country will not lag behind in providing physical observatories on a scale worthy of the nation and commensurate with the importance of the object . On this question I ...
... exist in Germany and Italy . It is earnestly to be hoped that this country will not lag behind in providing physical observatories on a scale worthy of the nation and commensurate with the importance of the object . On this question I ...
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... exists in nature , although they may be enunciated in a precise and definite form , are very different from the simple expressions which apply to the ideal condition . The new laws be- come in their turn inapplicable when from the ...
... exists in nature , although they may be enunciated in a precise and definite form , are very different from the simple expressions which apply to the ideal condition . The new laws be- come in their turn inapplicable when from the ...
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... exists in enormous quantity in the solar atmosphere , and it has been discovered in the atmo- spheres of the fixed ... exist in the upper regions of our atmosphere ? or are we with Ångström to attribute this line to a fluorescent or ...
... exists in enormous quantity in the solar atmosphere , and it has been discovered in the atmo- spheres of the fixed ... exist in the upper regions of our atmosphere ? or are we with Ångström to attribute this line to a fluorescent or ...
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... exist there ; it is now widely spread and successful . " As an illustration of the truth of these remarks , I may refer to the newest of European industries , but one which in a short space of time has attained considerable magnitude ...
... exist there ; it is now widely spread and successful . " As an illustration of the truth of these remarks , I may refer to the newest of European industries , but one which in a short space of time has attained considerable magnitude ...
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