Quarterly Journal of Science: 1870, Volumen7John Churchill and Sons, 1870 |
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... similar agency . The rubbing of two pieces of quartz or sugar , the sparks from a flint or steel , and the incandescence produced by the friction of meteors against the air are familiar examples of light generated by mechanical means ...
... similar agency . The rubbing of two pieces of quartz or sugar , the sparks from a flint or steel , and the incandescence produced by the friction of meteors against the air are familiar examples of light generated by mechanical means ...
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... similar substances in the rate of propagation of electricity . Thus , in the first place , we link light on to heat , and then heat on to sound ; after that , heat on to electricity , and here , at last , electricity on to sound ...
... similar substances in the rate of propagation of electricity . Thus , in the first place , we link light on to heat , and then heat on to sound ; after that , heat on to electricity , and here , at last , electricity on to sound ...
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... similar arrangement to the foregoing is fitted within each of our ears . In the inner ear there is a con- trivance known as Corti's organ , which consists of no less than 3000 differently strained fibres . These fibres constitute the ...
... similar arrangement to the foregoing is fitted within each of our ears . In the inner ear there is a con- trivance known as Corti's organ , which consists of no less than 3000 differently strained fibres . These fibres constitute the ...
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... similar instances occur at the higher limit ? It is perfectly conceivable , nay likely , that many insects produce and hear sounds far beyond our cognizance . And it would be most interesting to ascertain whether the organs of hearing ...
... similar instances occur at the higher limit ? It is perfectly conceivable , nay likely , that many insects produce and hear sounds far beyond our cognizance . And it would be most interesting to ascertain whether the organs of hearing ...
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... similar mental impressions . Now the question arises , Has all this æsthetic oneness of colour and music any physical foundation , over and above that general analogy we have so far traced between light and sound ? We believe the ...
... similar mental impressions . Now the question arises , Has all this æsthetic oneness of colour and music any physical foundation , over and above that general analogy we have so far traced between light and sound ? We believe the ...
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