Philosophical MagazineTaylor & Francis, 1811 - Physics |
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Page 34
... less than the head of a pin ; transparent , but a little brownish in its colour ; and of so soft a texture that it was destroyed by the slightest touch . On being highly magnified , he per- ceived on one side a depression , in which ...
... less than the head of a pin ; transparent , but a little brownish in its colour ; and of so soft a texture that it was destroyed by the slightest touch . On being highly magnified , he per- ceived on one side a depression , in which ...
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... less advantage . a . Some very remarkable external character . The word heavy spar , from its weight ; olivin , from its colour ; stink- stone [ etid carbonated Time of Haüy ] , from its odour , & c . b . Some physical or chemical ...
... less advantage . a . Some very remarkable external character . The word heavy spar , from its weight ; olivin , from its colour ; stink- stone [ etid carbonated Time of Haüy ] , from its odour , & c . b . Some physical or chemical ...
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... less imperfect than those of our ancestors . Yet he who could have ac- quired the faculty of judging of masses near to the millionth part , would have contributed less to the instruction of after ages than the balance which would have ...
... less imperfect than those of our ancestors . Yet he who could have ac- quired the faculty of judging of masses near to the millionth part , would have contributed less to the instruction of after ages than the balance which would have ...
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... less exposed to commit errors , because we have esta- blished principles ; by the other we are less in a condition to prove that we have been deceived , as we have followed no principle . This is not the only inconvenience of a ...
... less exposed to commit errors , because we have esta- blished principles ; by the other we are less in a condition to prove that we have been deceived , as we have followed no principle . This is not the only inconvenience of a ...
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... less considerable , and the specific gravity received less increase than when the pieces struck were at liberty . This was certainly owing to the particles in the latter case coming more closely together by sliding over one another . At ...
... less considerable , and the specific gravity received less increase than when the pieces struck were at liberty . This was certainly owing to the particles in the latter case coming more closely together by sliding over one another . At ...
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