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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Page 48
... consists of myself and assistant . 2d . Two Clocks- —a Sidereal one , by DENT , and a Meantime one , by MOLYNEUX ; a 36 - inch Transit , mounted between stone piers ; and a splendid Equatorial , of 8 inches clear aperture and 9 feet ...
... consists of myself and assistant . 2d . Two Clocks- —a Sidereal one , by DENT , and a Meantime one , by MOLYNEUX ; a 36 - inch Transit , mounted between stone piers ; and a splendid Equatorial , of 8 inches clear aperture and 9 feet ...
Page 51
... consists of the director and two students . The main instruments are a 7 - inch CLARK Equatorial , of ancient date , and a 3 - inch SIMMS Transit , with Clock , by MOLYNEUX AND COPE . Observations for a year past have been such as were ...
... consists of the director and two students . The main instruments are a 7 - inch CLARK Equatorial , of ancient date , and a 3 - inch SIMMS Transit , with Clock , by MOLYNEUX AND COPE . Observations for a year past have been such as were ...
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... consists of ten or twelve pages of text and three maps , and gives in a very condensed review all the matter received by our Weather Bureau within fifteen days after the close of the month . Perhaps the most interesting event that has ...
... consists of ten or twelve pages of text and three maps , and gives in a very condensed review all the matter received by our Weather Bureau within fifteen days after the close of the month . Perhaps the most interesting event that has ...
Page 66
... consists in exposing both ends of the pile to the temperature of the air when the needle assumes its zero position . The upper end is then exposed to any por- tion of the sky , when , of course , the needle indicates heat or cold ...
... consists in exposing both ends of the pile to the temperature of the air when the needle assumes its zero position . The upper end is then exposed to any por- tion of the sky , when , of course , the needle indicates heat or cold ...
Page 67
... consists simply in terminating the upper end of the ba- rometer tube by a capillary tube bent downward . By means of this it is possible to cut off and expel the last trace of any foreign gas that may remain in the vacuum chamber . He ...
... consists simply in terminating the upper end of the ba- rometer tube by a capillary tube bent downward . By means of this it is possible to cut off and expel the last trace of any foreign gas that may remain in the vacuum chamber . He ...
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