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... character from that of simple atoms . But when their distance is small , or they are in rapid rotation , their mutual action will depend on their shape , the number of their components , and the speed of their rotation , and polar ...
... character from that of simple atoms . But when their distance is small , or they are in rapid rotation , their mutual action will depend on their shape , the number of their components , and the speed of their rotation , and polar ...
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... character of the known facts with regard to density and pressure . On the present theory , the first constant is that dis- tance , below which there is a growing increase of repulsive force , varying as the inverse twelfth power . Now ...
... character of the known facts with regard to density and pressure . On the present theory , the first constant is that dis- tance , below which there is a growing increase of repulsive force , varying as the inverse twelfth power . Now ...
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... character . For matter in this state , though immensely rare , instead of being repulsive , must be slightly coherent , while it also transmits ethereal pressure . When the igneous envelope has been thinned by this compression , like a ...
... character . For matter in this state , though immensely rare , instead of being repulsive , must be slightly coherent , while it also transmits ethereal pressure . When the igneous envelope has been thinned by this compression , like a ...
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... character of the force . For points united by a strong attraction have a close resemblance to an elastic cord ; but repulsive forces tend to increase any actual divergence , and the restoration must depend on some external pressure ...
... character of the force . For points united by a strong attraction have a close resemblance to an elastic cord ; but repulsive forces tend to increase any actual divergence , and the restoration must depend on some external pressure ...
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... character , according to the internal structure . For the path of the wave , by the general laws of mechanics , must be in the line of least resistance , or the direction in which the ether is freest to move . The direction at right ...
... character , according to the internal structure . For the path of the wave , by the general laws of mechanics , must be in the line of least resistance , or the direction in which the ether is freest to move . The direction at right ...
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Page 3 - I frame no hypotheses: for whatever is not deduced from the phenomena is to be called an hypothesis ; and hypotheses, whether metaphysical or physical, whether of occult qualities or mechanical, have no place in experimental philosophy.
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