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... Relations of the Chemical Elements 119 · IX . On Statical Electricity 134 • X. On the Electric Current XI . On Electro - magnetism XII . On Magnetism and Diamagnetism , XIII . On Terrestrial Physics in General 155 • 176 · 190 · · 202 ...
... Relations of the Chemical Elements 119 · IX . On Statical Electricity 134 • X. On the Electric Current XI . On Electro - magnetism XII . On Magnetism and Diamagnetism , XIII . On Terrestrial Physics in General 155 • 176 · 190 · · 202 ...
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... relation of the centre of force to the supposed solid nucleus . None of these things can be rightly assumed , while there is no clear necessity for the supposition . Again , two of these assumptions are opposed to all the conclusions ...
... relation of the centre of force to the supposed solid nucleus . None of these things can be rightly assumed , while there is no clear necessity for the supposition . Again , two of these assumptions are opposed to all the conclusions ...
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... relations among these constants . > Let 10 , 10 " , in inches , be the Ether and Solid Con- stants . The log . in grains , of the weight of a cubic inch of water , is 2.40219 . The Earth's attraction , assuming its density to be 5.5 ...
... relations among these constants . > Let 10 , 10 " , in inches , be the Ether and Solid Con- stants . The log . in grains , of the weight of a cubic inch of water , is 2.40219 . The Earth's attraction , assuming its density to be 5.5 ...
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... relations of Matter and Ether , under laws of Affinity and Repulsion , following a higher power of the distance than the Inverse Square . Let an atom of matter be placed in an ocean of free ether , and attract it by the law of the ...
... relations of Matter and Ether , under laws of Affinity and Repulsion , following a higher power of the distance than the Inverse Square . Let an atom of matter be placed in an ocean of free ether , and attract it by the law of the ...
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... relations of the dual monads , which we may call material atoms or units , to each other and to un- combined ether , will depend on the relation between the First and the Ether Constant . If the First be much less than the Ether ...
... relations of the dual monads , which we may call material atoms or units , to each other and to un- combined ether , will depend on the relation between the First and the Ether Constant . If the First be much less than the Ether ...
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