 To form some conception of the degree of coarse-grainedness indicated by this conclusion, imagine a globe of water or glass, as large as a football,1 to be magnified up to the size of the earth, each constituent molecule being magnified in the same proportion....  On Earthquakes: Collected Pamphlets]. - Seite 174von T. J. J. See - 1907Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1870 - 612 Seiten
...coarse-grainedness indicated by this conclusion, imagine a rain drop, or a globe of glass as large as a pea, to be magnified up to the size of the earth, each...same proportion. The magnified structure would be coarser grained than a heap of small shot, but probably less coarse grained than a heap of cricketballs."... | |
 | 1870 - 958 Seiten
...coarse-grainedness indicated by this conclusion, imagine a rain drop, or a globe of glass as large as a pea, to be magnified up to the size of the earth, each...same proportion. The magnified structure would be coarser grained than a heap of small shot, but probably less coarse grained than a heap of cricket-balls.... | |
 | 1906 - 692 Seiten
...to the size of a molecule. He says : ' ' Imagine a rain drop or a globe of glass as large as a pea, to be magnified up to the size of the earth, each...same proportion. The magnified structure would be coarser grained than a heap of small shot, but probably less coarse grained than a heap of cricket... | |
 | P.C. Majumdar - 1912 - 284 Seiten
...size of the molecule is as follows : ... '1Imagine a rain drop or a globe of glass as large as a pea. to be magnified up to the size of the earth, each...the same proportion. The magnified structure would not be coarser-grained than a heap of cricket balls.' If (his homely illustration be applied reversely... | |
 | 1897 - 512 Seiten
...indicated by this conclusion imagine a globe of water or glass sixteen cms. in diameter to be magnified to the size of the earth, each constituent molecule...proportion. The magnified structure would be more coarse-grained than a heap of small shot but probably less coarse-grained han a heap of foot balls."... | |
 | 1911 - 480 Seiten
...indicated by this conclusion, imagine a rain-drop or a globe of glass as large as a pea, to be magnif1ed up to the size of the earth, each constituent molecule...same proportion. The magnified structure would be coarser grained than a heap of small shot, but probably less coarse grained than a heap of cricket... | |
 | 1871 - 1090 Seiten
...molecule bein;^ magnified in the same proportion ; the magnified structure would be coarser-grained than a heap of small shot, but probably less coarse-grained than a heap of cricket balls. There is, however, another class of physical considerations \vliich render tho resistance... | |
 | Andrew Gray - 1908 - 346 Seiten
...structure be magnified in the same proportion. "The magnified structure would be more coarse-grained than a heap of small shot, but probably less coarse-grained than a heap of cricket-balls." Of course, it is not intended here to convey the idea that the molecules are spheres... | |
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