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... plane section , and f to be the index of affinity , then 2n + 16 ( ƒ — 2 ) n will be the logarithm of cohesion ÷ gravity , at one inch distance . But general experience , and the special experi- ments of Mr Baily on the earth's density ...
... plane section , and f to be the index of affinity , then 2n + 16 ( ƒ — 2 ) n will be the logarithm of cohesion ÷ gravity , at one inch distance . But general experience , and the special experi- ments of Mr Baily on the earth's density ...
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... plane of the equator , but also an increased attraction in the line of the axis . For the vis viva created by the repul- sion at the equator must diffuse itself through the medium , and occasion a greater pressure of the ether in the ...
... plane of the equator , but also an increased attraction in the line of the axis . For the vis viva created by the repul- sion at the equator must diffuse itself through the medium , and occasion a greater pressure of the ether in the ...
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... plane . They will thus become partly grouped in revolving doublets or triplets , and the rest will continue at first to be separate monads . The repulsive force of the rota- tion will tend to equalize the distances , and counteract the ...
... plane . They will thus become partly grouped in revolving doublets or triplets , and the rest will continue at first to be separate monads . The repulsive force of the rota- tion will tend to equalize the distances , and counteract the ...
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... planes or cycles , so as to exer- cise polarity at their sides and angles . The solid state of bodies is that in which these compound atoms are attached to each other in permanent positions by their polar quali- ties , so that a slight ...
... planes or cycles , so as to exer- cise polarity at their sides and angles . The solid state of bodies is that in which these compound atoms are attached to each other in permanent positions by their polar quali- ties , so that a slight ...
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... plane , when all the vibrations in that plane have been extinguished . When a ray travels horizontally , and is polarized in the vertical plane , the monads are conceived to move horizontally , at right angles to the line of the ray ...
... plane , when all the vibrations in that plane have been extinguished . When a ray travels horizontally , and is polarized in the vertical plane , the monads are conceived to move horizontally , at right angles to the line of the ray ...
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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.
Page 37 - It seems possible to account for all the phenomena of heat, if it be supposed that in solids the particles are in a constant state of vibratory motion, the particles of the hottest bodies moving with the greatest velocity...