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In his Consolations of a Philosopher he is somewhat more explicit , yet even there the only reason he assigns for preferring the theory of central heat is vague enough , being , as he thinks , more agreeable to the analogies of things .
In his Consolations of a Philosopher he is somewhat more explicit , yet even there the only reason he assigns for preferring the theory of central heat is vague enough , being , as he thinks , more agreeable to the analogies of things .
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The mathematician listens only to one side of a question , for this plain reason , that no strictly mathematical question has more than one side capable of being maintained otherwise than by simple assertion ; while all the great ...
The mathematician listens only to one side of a question , for this plain reason , that no strictly mathematical question has more than one side capable of being maintained otherwise than by simple assertion ; while all the great ...
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Dr. Boase has not given any reason for supposing that explosion must probably accompany dislocation , and without some such reason it is certain that we have no right to make the assumption .
Dr. Boase has not given any reason for supposing that explosion must probably accompany dislocation , and without some such reason it is certain that we have no right to make the assumption .
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Contents
JANUARY 1836 | 1 |
Mr J Tovey on the Relation between the Velocity and Length | 7 |
Mr W J Henwoods Observations on the Steam Engines | 20 |
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