Nature, Volume 69Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1904 - Electronic journals |
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... increase of about 60 y ( I YIX 10-5 C.G.S. unit ) . In the declination there was a simultaneous movement of about 7 ' to the west , apparently preceded by a very tiny movement to the east , lasting too short a time to be distinctly ...
... increase of about 60 y ( I YIX 10-5 C.G.S. unit ) . In the declination there was a simultaneous movement of about 7 ' to the west , apparently preceded by a very tiny movement to the east , lasting too short a time to be distinctly ...
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... increases and the pressure diminishes , and the author finds that under certain conditions the pressure can be made ... increasing the educational value of the museum . In the autumn term Dr. A. C. Haddon , F.R.S. , the advisory curator ...
... increases and the pressure diminishes , and the author finds that under certain conditions the pressure can be made ... increasing the educational value of the museum . In the autumn term Dr. A. C. Haddon , F.R.S. , the advisory curator ...
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... Increased efficiency is the leading idea , and it is promoted by the expression of authoritative opinion from a ... increase in numbers , but when the character of the work which has been done is considered , the committee now re ...
... Increased efficiency is the leading idea , and it is promoted by the expression of authoritative opinion from a ... increase in numbers , but when the character of the work which has been done is considered , the committee now re ...
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... increase in distance due to the bending is roughly proportional to the distance itself . In the case of bars by the Cambridge Instrument Company , the bend- ing increased the distance by almost exactly 1 part in 10,000 at all distances ...
... increase in distance due to the bending is roughly proportional to the distance itself . In the case of bars by the Cambridge Instrument Company , the bend- ing increased the distance by almost exactly 1 part in 10,000 at all distances ...
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... increasing poverty , the proportion of male to female births was least in the poorest and greatest in the wealthiest of ... increase in the luminosity of a feebly illuminated paper screen , and this effect is retained by the rays after ...
... increasing poverty , the proportion of male to female births was least in the poorest and greatest in the wealthiest of ... increase in the luminosity of a feebly illuminated paper screen , and this effect is retained by the rays after ...
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