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Page 478
... resistance . Accordingly we find Lenz ( in 1838 * ) stating that 1 foot of No. 11 copper wire is his unit of resistance , and that it is 19.9 times as great as the unit he used in 1833 † , which was a certain constant part of the old ...
... resistance . Accordingly we find Lenz ( in 1838 * ) stating that 1 foot of No. 11 copper wire is his unit of resistance , and that it is 19.9 times as great as the unit he used in 1833 † , which was a certain constant part of the old ...
Page 485
... resistance of the absolute metre is such that the current ge- second nerated in a circuit of that resistance by the electromotive force due to a straight bar 1 metre long moving across a magnetic field of unit intensity ...
... resistance of the absolute metre is such that the current ge- second nerated in a circuit of that resistance by the electromotive force due to a straight bar 1 metre long moving across a magnetic field of unit intensity ...
Page 519
... resistance of any con- ductor . Thus , if the resistance of a wire be expressed by the number 2 , its conducting - power will be 0.5 . Specific Resistance referred to Unit of Mass . - The specific re- sistance of a material at a given ...
... resistance of any con- ductor . Thus , if the resistance of a wire be expressed by the number 2 , its conducting - power will be 0.5 . Specific Resistance referred to Unit of Mass . - The specific re- sistance of a material at a given ...
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CONTENTS OF VOL XXIX | 1 |
the Soil and of the Air on a Mountain and in a Plain | 10 |
Mr E J Stone on Change of Climate due to the Excentricity | 16 |
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