Report of the Annual MeetingJ. Murray., 1877 |
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... less than the commonly received number . This conclusion has lately been confirmed by M. Cornu , from a new determination he has made of the velocity of light according to the method of Fizeau ; and in complete accord- ance with these ...
... less than the commonly received number . This conclusion has lately been confirmed by M. Cornu , from a new determination he has made of the velocity of light according to the method of Fizeau ; and in complete accord- ance with these ...
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... less than eight feet in air . In the solar beam we have an agent of surpassing power , the investiga- tion of whose properties by Newton forms an epoch in the history of experi- mental science scarcely less important than the discovery ...
... less than eight feet in air . In the solar beam we have an agent of surpassing power , the investiga- tion of whose properties by Newton forms an epoch in the history of experi- mental science scarcely less important than the discovery ...
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... less deep , and , on account of the state of the floor , was necessarily discontinuous . Omitting the large blocks of limestone , the deposits were : -First , or upper- most , a Floor of Granular Stalagmite , from which there arose ...
... less deep , and , on account of the state of the floor , was necessarily discontinuous . Omitting the large blocks of limestone , the deposits were : -First , or upper- most , a Floor of Granular Stalagmite , from which there arose ...
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... less broken and a few of them gnawed . In the Breccia . - 100 teeth of Bear and a large number of bones , including many good specimens . The richest " finds " were met with in a small narrow recess in the outer angle at the junction of ...
... less broken and a few of them gnawed . In the Breccia . - 100 teeth of Bear and a large number of bones , including many good specimens . The richest " finds " were met with in a small narrow recess in the outer angle at the junction of ...
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... less than two right angles , but it does not explicitly recognize an angle greater than four right angles . Possibly , considering the difficulties of expression which the complete notion of an angle of unlimited magnitude involves ...
... less than two right angles , but it does not explicitly recognize an angle greater than four right angles . Possibly , considering the difficulties of expression which the complete notion of an angle of unlimited magnitude involves ...
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