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... result is popularly called the Diatonic Scale , which , although gener- ally taken as the basis , in explaining music , is not a primary , but a secondary Scale . The method of forming it , according to all former treatises , is , to ...
... result is popularly called the Diatonic Scale , which , although gener- ally taken as the basis , in explaining music , is not a primary , but a secondary Scale . The method of forming it , according to all former treatises , is , to ...
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... result as the rule which says , divide by any prime number . My answer is , not always . If we divide the given numbers by any prime number which will divide two or more of them without a remainder , we shall , by following the rule ...
... result as the rule which says , divide by any prime number . My answer is , not always . If we divide the given numbers by any prime number which will divide two or more of them without a remainder , we shall , by following the rule ...
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... results from the division of c by a , this also will be constant ; and therefore whether we add to it or subtract from it , the unequal remainder , resulting from the division of by by a , the sums and the differences will likewise be ...
... results from the division of c by a , this also will be constant ; and therefore whether we add to it or subtract from it , the unequal remainder , resulting from the division of by by a , the sums and the differences will likewise be ...
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... results are undoubtedly all subject to correc- tion for friction , imperfections of apparatus , and difficulty of minute observation ; and the theoretical results should likewise be modi- fied by considerations of temperature , vapor ...
... results are undoubtedly all subject to correc- tion for friction , imperfections of apparatus , and difficulty of minute observation ; and the theoretical results should likewise be modi- fied by considerations of temperature , vapor ...
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... results of his early trials gave a degree of compressibility more than twice as great as his final estimate ; but the ratios of compression between the successive experiments correspond very nearly , in many instances , with the ...
... results of his early trials gave a degree of compressibility more than twice as great as his final estimate ; but the ratios of compression between the successive experiments correspond very nearly , in many instances , with the ...
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a₁ astronomers atmosphere axis b₁ body cells centre CHARLES HENRY DAVIS circle coefficients College computation conic section constant cos² curve denote distance divided earth's ellipse equal equation force fraction Geometry given gives Hamilton College hence hyperbola inscribed integral logarithms Marietta College Mass Mathematical Monthly maximum Mercury motion multiplied observations obtain parallel perihelion perpendicular Perry City plane polygon Prize is awarded PRIZE PROBLEMS PRIZE SOLUTION Probs Prof Prop proposition quantities quaternions quotient R₁ radius ratio regular polygon remainder result rhombs right angles roots rotation sides SIMON NEWCOMB sin² sine SOLUTION OF PROBLEM sphere spherical square supposed surface tangent Theorem tion triangle TRUMAN HENRY SAFFORD vector velocity whole number
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