Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica: Revised and Amended : a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature to which is Added Biographies of Living Subjects, 96 Colored Maps and Numerous Illustrations, Volume 7Belford-Clarke Company, 1890 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 3873
... effect was given to the bequest ( in exchange for £ 20,000 to be paid to his executors ) by Sir Hans Sloane , of his books , manuscripts , curiosities , etc. , to be held by trustees for the use of the nation . A bill was passed through ...
... effect was given to the bequest ( in exchange for £ 20,000 to be paid to his executors ) by Sir Hans Sloane , of his books , manuscripts , curiosities , etc. , to be held by trustees for the use of the nation . A bill was passed through ...
Page 3875
... effect of giving her a considerable number of large state libraries , and the number of her univer- sities has tended to multiply considerable collections . Berlin is well supplied with libraries , seventy - two being registered by ...
... effect of giving her a considerable number of large state libraries , and the number of her univer- sities has tended to multiply considerable collections . Berlin is well supplied with libraries , seventy - two being registered by ...
Page 3897
... effect on the sense of hearing , and in the same way light may be defined as any effect on the sense of sight . This is the purely subjective use of the terms . But both terms are quite as frequently used in the objective as in the sub ...
... effect on the sense of hearing , and in the same way light may be defined as any effect on the sense of sight . This is the purely subjective use of the terms . But both terms are quite as frequently used in the objective as in the sub ...
Page 3899
... effect lasts much longer , but completely changes its character . ) For our present purpose it may be assumed that the duration is somewhere about of a second . Thus , if the end of the red - hot stick describes a circle once in of a ...
... effect lasts much longer , but completely changes its character . ) For our present purpose it may be assumed that the duration is somewhere about of a second . Thus , if the end of the red - hot stick describes a circle once in of a ...
Page 3903
... tions of the well - known principle that the heating effect of a current in any part of a circuit is proportional to resistance of that part . Edison , Lane Fox , Maxim , and Swan have constructed such lamps , which differ only LIG 3903.
... tions of the well - known principle that the heating effect of a current in any part of a circuit is proportional to resistance of that part . Edison , Lane Fox , Maxim , and Swan have constructed such lamps , which differ only LIG 3903.
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