History of the Inductive Sciences: From the Earliest to the Present Times, Volumen1J.W. Parker, 1837 |
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... stars , a . 191 Formal optics , b . 340 Franklinism , c . 22 Fresnel's rhomb , b . 424 Fringes of shadows , b . 382 , 451 Fuga vacui , b . 64 Full months , a . 128 Function ( in Physiology ) , c . 377 Galvanism , c . 69 Galvanometer , c ...
... stars , a . 191 Formal optics , b . 340 Franklinism , c . 22 Fresnel's rhomb , b . 424 Fringes of shadows , b . 382 , 451 Fuga vacui , b . 64 Full months , a . 128 Function ( in Physiology ) , c . 377 Galvanism , c . 69 Galvanometer , c ...
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... stars , a . 227 Trigonometry , a . 207 Trivial names , c . 312 Trivium , a . 260 Tropics , a . 144 Truncation ( of crystals ) , c . 196 Type ( in Comparative Anatomy ) , c . 446 Variation of the moon , a . 221 Vegetable alkali , c . 110 ...
... stars , a . 227 Trigonometry , a . 207 Trivial names , c . 312 Trivium , a . 260 Tropics , a . 144 Truncation ( of crystals ) , c . 196 Type ( in Comparative Anatomy ) , c . 446 Variation of the moon , a . 221 Vegetable alkali , c . 110 ...
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... period . motions of the stars , and the effects of weight , were familiar to man before the rise of the Greek astro- nomy and mechanics : but the " diviner mind " was The still absent ; the act of thought had not been. INTRODUCTION . 7.
... period . motions of the stars , and the effects of weight , were familiar to man before the rise of the Greek astro- nomy and mechanics : but the " diviner mind " was The still absent ; the act of thought had not been. INTRODUCTION . 7.
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... stars , and globes of fire , and the aurora borealis in all its forms , were thus grouped together , and classifications of considerable extent and minuteness were proposed with reference to these objects . But this classification was ...
... stars , and globes of fire , and the aurora borealis in all its forms , were thus grouped together , and classifications of considerable extent and minuteness were proposed with reference to these objects . But this classification was ...
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... stars also go through a cycle of appearances belonging to them ; and these perhaps were employed at as early a period as the sun in determining the exact length of the year . Many of the groups of fixed stars are readily recog- nised ...
... stars also go through a cycle of appearances belonging to them ; and these perhaps were employed at as early a period as the sun in determining the exact length of the year . Many of the groups of fixed stars are readily recog- nised ...
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