Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe, Volume 5H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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... rise to irre- gularity in the geometrical surface , which is the product of the co - operation of unequally distributed elements . The physical surface is the direct product of the surface of 3 Gauss , Bestimmung des ...
... rise to irre- gularity in the geometrical surface , which is the product of the co - operation of unequally distributed elements . The physical surface is the direct product of the surface of 3 Gauss , Bestimmung des ...
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... rise to local fluctuations in the intensity of gravity at individual points of the earth's surface , which differ according to the character , position , and density of the several points . If the conditions which produce these devi ...
... rise to local fluctuations in the intensity of gravity at individual points of the earth's surface , which differ according to the character , position , and density of the several points . If the conditions which produce these devi ...
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... rise freely and precipitously into the atmosphere from the dried surface of our planet . New- ton , in his Treatise of the System of the World in a Popular Way , 1728 , endeavoured to determine what amount of deviation from the ...
... rise freely and precipitously into the atmosphere from the dried surface of our planet . New- ton , in his Treatise of the System of the World in a Popular Way , 1728 , endeavoured to determine what amount of deviation from the ...
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... rise to regular strata , nearly elliptical in form , and having a density which increases from the surface towards the centre , we may be allowed to suppose that these strata , in the act of becoming consolidated , have experienced ...
... rise to regular strata , nearly elliptical in form , and having a density which increases from the surface towards the centre , we may be allowed to suppose that these strata , in the act of becoming consolidated , have experienced ...
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... rise of the waters in the Artesian wells at Crenelle have been ascribed . The borings extend to a depth of 547 metres or 1794.6 feet below the base of the Grenelle basin , or about 510.76 metres or 1675 feet below the level of the sea ...
... rise of the waters in the Artesian wells at Crenelle have been ascribed . The borings extend to a depth of 547 metres or 1794.6 feet below the base of the Grenelle basin , or about 510.76 metres or 1675 feet below the level of the sea ...
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