Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Հատոր 37,Մաս 1888 |
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... less than fifty pounds . By J. E. DENTON · On the possibility of identifying dry or saturated steam by visual observation of a jet of such steam flowing into the atmosphere . By J. E. DENTON Relative economy of high speed engines of less ...
... less than fifty pounds . By J. E. DENTON · On the possibility of identifying dry or saturated steam by visual observation of a jet of such steam flowing into the atmosphere . By J. E. DENTON Relative economy of high speed engines of less ...
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... less mislead- ing , I would prefer to ask you to think rather of a moving crowd , where the direction of the whole comes somehow from the inde- pendent impulses of its individual members ; not wholly unlike a pack of hounds , which , in ...
... less mislead- ing , I would prefer to ask you to think rather of a moving crowd , where the direction of the whole comes somehow from the inde- pendent impulses of its individual members ; not wholly unlike a pack of hounds , which , in ...
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... less consciously influenced by the materiality of the corpuscular theory , it appeared that this virtue also was a material emanation ; —that this energy was an actual in- gredient of the wood , - a crudeness of conception which seems ...
... less consciously influenced by the materiality of the corpuscular theory , it appeared that this virtue also was a material emanation ; —that this energy was an actual in- gredient of the wood , - a crudeness of conception which seems ...
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... less of radiant energy , so that we have been obliged here to discuss the views of its physicists about heat in general , heat and light in most minds being then distinct entities ; all the ways for pilgrims to this special shrine of ...
... less of radiant energy , so that we have been obliged here to discuss the views of its physicists about heat in general , heat and light in most minds being then distinct entities ; all the ways for pilgrims to this special shrine of ...
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... less tolerant than their master , have made out of this modest man a scientific pontiff , and out of his diffident opinions a positive dogma , till as years go on , he comes to be cited as so infallible that a question- ing of these ...
... less tolerant than their master , have made out of this modest man a scientific pontiff , and out of his diffident opinions a positive dogma , till as years go on , he comes to be cited as so infallible that a question- ing of these ...
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Էջ 405 - PREVENT us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help ; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life, through, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Էջ 405 - DIRECT us, O LORD, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favor, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name; and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our LORD. Amen.
Էջ 246 - I had not formerly sufficiently considered the existence of many structures which appear to be, as far as we can judge, neither beneficial nor injurious; and this I believe to be one of the greatest oversights as yet detected in my work.
Էջ 6 - Do not all fixed bodies, when heated beyond a certain degree, emit light and shine, and is not this emission performed by the vibrating motions of their parts?
Էջ xxix - The objects of the Association are, by periodical and migratory meetings, to promote intercourse between those who are cultivating science In different parts of America, to give a stronger and more general impulse and more systematic direction to scientific research, and to procure for the labors of scientific men increased facilities and a wider usefulness.
Էջ 15 - ... observation, but, having a smattering of everything books could teach about every branch of knowledge, was judged by himself and by the public to be the fittest interpreter to it, of the physical science of this day. I mean Henry Brougham, the universal critic, the future Lord-chancellor of England, of whom it was observed, that, "if he had but known a little law, he would have known a little of everything.
Էջ 39 - Sec. 2. That said public park shall be under the exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior, whose duty it shall be, as soon as practicable, to make and publish such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for the care and management of the same. Such regulations shall provide for the preservation from injury or spoliation of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities or wonders within said Park, and their retention in their natural condition.
Էջ 300 - In the light of the exposition just given, these implements will at once be recognized as among the most important archaeological discoveries yet made in America, ranking on a par with those of Dr. Abbott, at Trenton, NJ They show that in Ohio, as well as on the Atlantic coast, man was an inhabitant before the close of the glacial period.
Էջ 3 - MAN, being the servant and interpreter of Nature, can do and understand so much and so much only as he has observed in fact or in thought of the course of nature: beyond this he neither knows anything nor can do anything.
Էջ 54 - Vols. xxvm and xxix of the Memoirs of the French Academy. The method there adopted is so elegant that in Mr. Hill's opinion it cannot fail to become in the future the classic method of treating all problems of celestial mechanics. This theory, however, is limited to a determination of the inequalities in the motion of the moon due to the action of the sun on the hypothesis that the orbit of the earth is a pure ellipse. Mr. Hill has since determined the inequalities due to the ellipticity of the earth's...