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... upper black stratum which had cooled in a few minutes . The plain around was split with hideous Gjár ( fissures ) ; the fre- quent hornitos , blisters , and hillocks on the run probably the effects of steam , were hollow , with a ...
... upper black stratum which had cooled in a few minutes . The plain around was split with hideous Gjár ( fissures ) ; the fre- quent hornitos , blisters , and hillocks on the run probably the effects of steam , were hollow , with a ...
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... upper , as the tension in the lower part will be only that due to partially changing the direction of the motion of the links . The centrifugal force of the upper part of the chain will be therefore unbalanced , and will cause the chain ...
... upper , as the tension in the lower part will be only that due to partially changing the direction of the motion of the links . The centrifugal force of the upper part of the chain will be therefore unbalanced , and will cause the chain ...
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... upper end of the copper wire , which was fastened to the beam , two other copper wires were fastened by binding screws . One of them went to the galvanometer ; the other was the standard wire , with whose resistance that of the silver ...
... upper end of the copper wire , which was fastened to the beam , two other copper wires were fastened by binding screws . One of them went to the galvanometer ; the other was the standard wire , with whose resistance that of the silver ...
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... upper pole was a north or a south one . I was sometimes able , simply by timing the reversals of the com- mutator , to get up a very large rotation - swing , and by the same means I was able to stop the rotation swinging . I delayed the ...
... upper pole was a north or a south one . I was sometimes able , simply by timing the reversals of the com- mutator , to get up a very large rotation - swing , and by the same means I was able to stop the rotation swinging . I delayed the ...
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... Upper pole would point to north if free , - 850 840 848 854 835 850 845 No contact , Lower pole , Upper pole , Lower pole , No contact , · • The general result of the experiments of the winter is , that when a pole tending to point to ...
... Upper pole would point to north if free , - 850 840 848 854 835 850 845 No contact , Lower pole , Upper pole , Lower pole , No contact , · • The general result of the experiments of the winter is , that when a pole tending to point to ...
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