The American Journal of Science and Arts, Volumen6S. Converse, 1848 |
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... according to an empirical formula , much in vogue at that time , an unknown planet had been long suspected . Indeed a society of German as- tronomers had been already formed , to search for this suspected member of our solar system . As ...
... according to an empirical formula , much in vogue at that time , an unknown planet had been long suspected . Indeed a society of German as- tronomers had been already formed , to search for this suspected member of our solar system . As ...
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... According to this , " to use the words † of Gauss , " a section in the node would actually take place about the year 3397 , which may be considered , at any rate , as an approximation to the truth . To be sure a section must also at ...
... According to this , " to use the words † of Gauss , " a section in the node would actually take place about the year 3397 , which may be considered , at any rate , as an approximation to the truth . To be sure a section must also at ...
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... according to Harvey , it is not found south of the Orkney Islands . Amansia multifida , Lamour . Key West . Laurencia obtusa , Lamour . Key West . Laurencia pinnatifida , Lamour . Key West . Laurencia Baileyanum , Mont . in litt . I had ...
... according to Harvey , it is not found south of the Orkney Islands . Amansia multifida , Lamour . Key West . Laurencia obtusa , Lamour . Key West . Laurencia pinnatifida , Lamour . Key West . Laurencia Baileyanum , Mont . in litt . I had ...
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... according to the mode of its employment . In the case of the hair , the affection is superficial , and the requisite charging power must be in proportion to the extent of surface . In the case of the magnetized ferruginous particles ...
... according to the mode of its employment . In the case of the hair , the affection is superficial , and the requisite charging power must be in proportion to the extent of surface . In the case of the magnetized ferruginous particles ...
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... according to Faraday , the particles of glass are thrown into a state of electro - polarity , and are , in fact , partially affected as if they belonged to a conductor ; so that insulators and con- ductors differ only in the possession ...
... according to Faraday , the particles of glass are thrown into a state of electro - polarity , and are , in fact , partially affected as if they belonged to a conductor ; so that insulators and con- ductors differ only in the possession ...
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Página 288 - LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS. 9. Modern literature. 10. The fine arts, and their application to the useful arts. 11. Bibliography. 12. Obituary notices of distinguished individuals.
Página 94 - And the poor beetle that we tread upon, In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great As when a giant dies.
Página 288 - Ethnological researches, particularly with reference to the different races of men in North America; also, explorations and accurate surveys of the mounds and other remains of the ancient people of our country.
Página 286 - To INCREASE KNOWLEDGE. It is proposed — 1. To stimulate men of talent to make original researches, by offering suitable rewards for memoirs containing new truths ; and, 2. To appropriate annually a portion of the income for particular researches, under the direction of suitable persons.
Página 288 - DETAILS OF THE PLAN FOR DIFFUSING KNOWLEDGE. I. By the publication of a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge not strictly professional. 1. These reports will diffuse a kind of knowledge generally interesting, but which, at present, is inaccessible to the public. Some of the reports may be published annually, others at longer intervals, as the income of the institution, or the changes in the branches...
Página 288 - ... are to be prepared by collaborators eminent in the different branches of knowledge. 3. Each collaborator to be furnished with the journals and publications, domestic and foreign, necessary to the compilation of his report; to be paid a certain sum for his labors, and to be named on the title-page of the report. 4. The reports to be published in separate parts, so that persons interested in a particular branch can procure the parts relating to it without purchasing the whole. 5. These reports...
Página 288 - The following are some of the subjects which may be embraced in the reports. I. PHYSICAL CLASS. 1. Physics, including astronomy, natural philosophy, chemistry, and meteorology. 2. Natural history, including botany, zoology, geology, &c. 3. Agriculture. 4. Application of science to arts. II. MORAL AND POLITICAL CLASS. 5. Ethnology, including particular history, comparative philology, antiquities, &c.
Página 329 - If any point be taken in the diameter of a circle which is not the centre, of all the straight lines which can be drawn from it to the circumference, the greatest is that in which the centre is, and the other part of that diameter is the least...
Página 289 - With reference to the collection of books, other than those mentioned above, catalogues of all the different libraries in the United States should be procured, in order that the valuable books first purchased may be such as are not to be found in the United States.
Página 379 - The valley is generally about twenty miles wide, and bordered on the east and west by mountain chains, continuations of the Rocky Mountains, which have received here different names, as Sierra Blanca, de los Organos, Oscura, on the eastern side, and Sierra do los Grullas, de Acha, de loi Mimbres, towards the west.