The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... greater than what it would have been without the tube , as the surface of a sphere , whose radius is equal to the length of the tube , is greater than the surface of the segment of such a sphere whose base is the orifice of the tube ...
... greater than what it would have been without the tube , as the surface of a sphere , whose radius is equal to the length of the tube , is greater than the surface of the segment of such a sphere whose base is the orifice of the tube ...
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... greater number of reflecting points in the surface of an exterior spheroid than in that of an interior , a second or a third echo may be much more powerful than the first , provided that the superior number of reflecting points , that ...
... greater number of reflecting points in the surface of an exterior spheroid than in that of an interior , a second or a third echo may be much more powerful than the first , provided that the superior number of reflecting points , that ...
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... greater space than 127 feet , arrived at the ear in considerable num- bers , and not more distant from each other in point of time than the ninth part of a se- cond . M. De la Grange demonstrated that all impressions are reflected by an ...
... greater space than 127 feet , arrived at the ear in considerable num- bers , and not more distant from each other in point of time than the ninth part of a se- cond . M. De la Grange demonstrated that all impressions are reflected by an ...
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... actions or pressures , it will remain at rest . But if one of these pressures be greater than its opposite , motion will ensue toward the parts least pressed . and where the surrounding earth has been dryer than usual ACT ACT.
... actions or pressures , it will remain at rest . But if one of these pressures be greater than its opposite , motion will ensue toward the parts least pressed . and where the surrounding earth has been dryer than usual ACT ACT.
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... greater than the weight of the covering and its appendages , this whole mass will ascend in the atmosphere , till , by the cooling and condensation of the included air , or the diminished density of the surrounding air , it becomes of ...
... greater than the weight of the covering and its appendages , this whole mass will ascend in the atmosphere , till , by the cooling and condensation of the included air , or the diminished density of the surrounding air , it becomes of ...
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