Annual of Scientific Discovery: Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtGould and Lincoln, 1863 |
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... light they flash to us , the nature of their elementary structure , and their chemical relations to the world we inhabit . Liquid Diffusion.- Some important practical applications have also been made of Dr. Graham's researches on ...
... light they flash to us , the nature of their elementary structure , and their chemical relations to the world we inhabit . Liquid Diffusion.- Some important practical applications have also been made of Dr. Graham's researches on ...
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... light , producing a repetition that would puzzle a con- noisseur to make out , the work of Sir Henry James ; and , lastly , specimens exhibited by Mr. Willis of what he calls autotypography a process by which he is enabled to impress in ...
... light , producing a repetition that would puzzle a con- noisseur to make out , the work of Sir Henry James ; and , lastly , specimens exhibited by Mr. Willis of what he calls autotypography a process by which he is enabled to impress in ...
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... light strip of wood between two wheels , adjusted to travel down the edges of the pan , pushing the cream before it into a reservoir stationed at the end to receive it . This reservoir is placed on wheels , and may , if the row of pans ...
... light strip of wood between two wheels , adjusted to travel down the edges of the pan , pushing the cream before it into a reservoir stationed at the end to receive it . This reservoir is placed on wheels , and may , if the row of pans ...
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... light shines through them , displaying the colors of each , and the minute design which enriches them . The body of the candelabra , from which these branches spring , likewise contains a magnificent belt of gems , and into this , also ...
... light shines through them , displaying the colors of each , and the minute design which enriches them . The body of the candelabra , from which these branches spring , likewise contains a magnificent belt of gems , and into this , also ...
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... light ; also door - keys of aluminum alloyed with a small per- centage of nickel . A fine display was made of fancy articles com- posed of ten parts alloyed with five of copper , the whole an alloy of great hardness , of the exact color ...
... light ; also door - keys of aluminum alloyed with a small per- centage of nickel . A fine display was made of fancy articles com- posed of ten parts alloyed with five of copper , the whole an alloy of great hardness , of the exact color ...
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Seite 140 - In this ascension, six pigeons were taken up. One was thrown out at the height of three miles ; it extended its wings and dropped...
Seite 171 - In order to explain,' he says, ' the occurrence of the dark lines in the solar spectrum, we must assume that the solar atmosphere encloses a luminous nucleus, producing a continuous spectrum, the brightness of which exceeds a certain limit. The most probable supposition which can be made respecting the sun's constitution is, that it consists of a solid or liquid nucleus, heated to a temperature of the brightest whiteness, surrounded by an atmosphere of somewhat lower temperature. This supposition...