Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 272A. Dodd and A. Smith, 1967 The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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... light is equal in quantity to 1575 billions of billions of such candles ! ( 1575 followed by 24 cyphers ) . The intensity of the solar light - or the amount of light per square inch of surface — is found to be 90,000 times greater than ...
... light is equal in quantity to 1575 billions of billions of such candles ! ( 1575 followed by 24 cyphers ) . The intensity of the solar light - or the amount of light per square inch of surface — is found to be 90,000 times greater than ...
Page 392
... light , and many others have been suspected of inconstancy . In some of these stars the changes of brightness can only be detected by careful watching , but in many the light is variable to a considerable extent . In the variable star ...
... light , and many others have been suspected of inconstancy . In some of these stars the changes of brightness can only be detected by careful watching , but in many the light is variable to a considerable extent . In the variable star ...
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... light remains constant , or nearly so , for the greater portion of the period . A sudden diminution of brightness then com- mences , and all the light - changes are completed in the course of a few hours , after which the star returns ...
... light remains constant , or nearly so , for the greater portion of the period . A sudden diminution of brightness then com- mences , and all the light - changes are completed in the course of a few hours , after which the star returns ...
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