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... change in the arrangement from that with which his predecessors had been so long and so fruitlessly working . By using an unbroken galvanic circuit , he instantly found an influence on the mag- netic needle : not by violent ...
... change in the arrangement from that with which his predecessors had been so long and so fruitlessly working . By using an unbroken galvanic circuit , he instantly found an influence on the mag- netic needle : not by violent ...
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... is found , which expresses the law of a certain class of phenomena . The analytical language of symbols admits , perhaps , of certain changes , or embraces certain cases , not at all contemplated in the 36 EVIDENCE OF PHYSICAL TRUTH .
... is found , which expresses the law of a certain class of phenomena . The analytical language of symbols admits , perhaps , of certain changes , or embraces certain cases , not at all contemplated in the 36 EVIDENCE OF PHYSICAL TRUTH .
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... changes shall be found to have physical cases exactly corresponding to them . In the higher departments of physical optics , this has been most surprisingly exemplified . We need only cite the marvellous prediction of the conversion of ...
... changes shall be found to have physical cases exactly corresponding to them . In the higher departments of physical optics , this has been most surprisingly exemplified . We need only cite the marvellous prediction of the conversion of ...
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... change in the original plan : viz . , 1. The Vertebrata , with bony skeletons ; 2. The Mollusca , soft , with shells ; 3. The Articulata , jointed or ringed ; 4. The Radiata , or zoophytes . Within the limits of each of these four ...
... change in the original plan : viz . , 1. The Vertebrata , with bony skeletons ; 2. The Mollusca , soft , with shells ; 3. The Articulata , jointed or ringed ; 4. The Radiata , or zoophytes . Within the limits of each of these four ...
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... changes were brought about . Instances occur where a mountain mass bears evident marks of having been forced up from be- neath , while , resting on its base , the strata of the plain ( of a different kind of rock , ) are observed per ...
... changes were brought about . Instances occur where a mountain mass bears evident marks of having been forced up from be- neath , while , resting on its base , the strata of the plain ( of a different kind of rock , ) are observed per ...
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