Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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Page 53
... increased in approaching the equator ? The direction of the meridian had subsequently been traced far northwards , and in 1811 it was determined to prolong the line into Scotland . The French , who had moved the English to begin the ...
... increased in approaching the equator ? The direction of the meridian had subsequently been traced far northwards , and in 1811 it was determined to prolong the line into Scotland . The French , who had moved the English to begin the ...
Page 54
... increased in difficulty the farther northwards they were extended . They not only required great skill in scientific observations , but the employment of immense personal energy . Captain , afterwards Colonel Colby , had by this time ...
... increased in difficulty the farther northwards they were extended . They not only required great skill in scientific observations , but the employment of immense personal energy . Captain , afterwards Colonel Colby , had by this time ...
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... increase of light has been obtained . The mean of ten experiments , made lately with every precaution , gives for the light emitted by lime , when exposed to this intense heat , eighty - three times the intensity of the brightest part ...
... increase of light has been obtained . The mean of ten experiments , made lately with every precaution , gives for the light emitted by lime , when exposed to this intense heat , eighty - three times the intensity of the brightest part ...
Page 87
... increase or decrease in temperature , and bb ' the corresponding increment or decre- ment of qb . Join a ' , b ' , and produce the line a'b ' till it cuts the line a b produced in n . In the triangles a ' a n , b'bn we have or , aa : an ...
... increase or decrease in temperature , and bb ' the corresponding increment or decre- ment of qb . Join a ' , b ' , and produce the line a'b ' till it cuts the line a b produced in n . In the triangles a ' a n , b'bn we have or , aa : an ...
Page 116
... increase of brilliancy in the light . The new apparatus was exceedingly ingenious . The oxygen and hydrogen gases , proceeding from separate gasometers , arrive at a small chamber , where they are made to mix . Into this chamber the ...
... increase of brilliancy in the light . The new apparatus was exceedingly ingenious . The oxygen and hydrogen gases , proceeding from separate gasometers , arrive at a small chamber , where they are made to mix . Into this chamber the ...
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Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R. E. , F. R. A. S. , Under Secretary to the Lord ... John Ferguson McLennan No preview available - 2020 |
Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R. E., F. R. A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord ... John F. M'lennan No preview available - 2016 |
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