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Page 156
... ftate when it falls early , or when this does not happen , is to be confidered as taking place about twelve at noon ... ftate of the barometer was lowest . Now it appears from these tables , that in 222 days the loweft ftate of the ...
... ftate when it falls early , or when this does not happen , is to be confidered as taking place about twelve at noon ... ftate of the barometer was lowest . Now it appears from these tables , that in 222 days the loweft ftate of the ...
Page 186
... ftate and dimenfions of needles moft advan- tageous for thofe employed in the mariner's compafs . The author found , for example , that when the bars are very long in regard to their other dimenfions , it is of advantage , after they ...
... ftate and dimenfions of needles moft advan- tageous for thofe employed in the mariner's compafs . The author found , for example , that when the bars are very long in regard to their other dimenfions , it is of advantage , after they ...
Page 304
... ftate ; Laftly , for the upper piece , which is of zinc , and which is in contact with the preceding , - - I. Purfuing the fame reafoning , the electric ftate of each piece of the pile will be found by fuppofing it infulated , and ...
... ftate ; Laftly , for the upper piece , which is of zinc , and which is in contact with the preceding , - - I. Purfuing the fame reafoning , the electric ftate of each piece of the pile will be found by fuppofing it infulated , and ...
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CONTENTS | 3 |
Defcription of a Devarf of a very remarkable Conforma | 17 |
On the attractive Power of Bodies floating on Water | 27 |
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