Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Volumen 117W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for Lockyer Davis, printer to the Royal Society, 1827 |
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... contained in the several papers so published , which must still rest on the credit or judgment of their respective authors . It is likewise necessary on this occasion to remark , that it is an established rule of the Society , to which ...
... contained in the several papers so published , which must still rest on the credit or judgment of their respective authors . It is likewise necessary on this occasion to remark , that it is an established rule of the Society , to which ...
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... will weigh solbs . and contain 24 lbs . of powder , or what is reckoned better , powder and combustible 44 : matter in equal parts . The composition of portfire 16 Lieut . Col. MILLER'S description of a percussion shell ,
... will weigh solbs . and contain 24 lbs . of powder , or what is reckoned better , powder and combustible 44 : matter in equal parts . The composition of portfire 16 Lieut . Col. MILLER'S description of a percussion shell ,
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... contain . And as the modulus of tenacity for iron is estimated at 14800 feet , the centrifugal force will exceed that tenacity almost three times . But independently of this insu- perable obstacle , any velocity adequate to the ...
... contain . And as the modulus of tenacity for iron is estimated at 14800 feet , the centrifugal force will exceed that tenacity almost three times . But independently of this insu- perable obstacle , any velocity adequate to the ...
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... and this idea would be even supported by a more close examination of some parts of its structure . The fact , that the sea contained animals nearly allied in form to serpents , has been remarked in the earliest ages ; 50 Dr. HARWOOD on a.
... and this idea would be even supported by a more close examination of some parts of its structure . The fact , that the sea contained animals nearly allied in form to serpents , has been remarked in the earliest ages ; 50 Dr. HARWOOD on a.
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... contained air , as has been thought of the common internal air vesicles of some other fishes , for which apparent purpose , eels have a peculiar gland connected with its centre , or whether water be allowed to enter its cavity , as it ...
... contained air , as has been thought of the common internal air vesicles of some other fishes , for which apparent purpose , eels have a peculiar gland connected with its centre , or whether water be allowed to enter its cavity , as it ...
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