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... present Lord Chancellor , the head Patent Commissioner , would say if he were ever to see it , cannot easily be imagined . We advise his Lordship to hold a Board in the building as soon as possible . It will probably be the first Board ...
... present Lord Chancellor , the head Patent Commissioner , would say if he were ever to see it , cannot easily be imagined . We advise his Lordship to hold a Board in the building as soon as possible . It will probably be the first Board ...
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... present time it has been necessary for every person who wishes to specify a magnitude in what is called " absolute " measure , to mention the three fundamental units of mass , length , and time , which he has chosen as the basis of his ...
... present time it has been necessary for every person who wishes to specify a magnitude in what is called " absolute " measure , to mention the three fundamental units of mass , length , and time , which he has chosen as the basis of his ...
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... present arranged , the attendance of lectures upon , and the passing of examina- tions in , these subjects occupy time and energy which he has no right to withdraw from work which tends more directly to his proficiency in medicine ...
... present arranged , the attendance of lectures upon , and the passing of examina- tions in , these subjects occupy time and energy which he has no right to withdraw from work which tends more directly to his proficiency in medicine ...
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... present , and after the meeting the Fellows will adjourn to tea in the Council Room upstairs , opposite to , and in direct communication with the library . The extended shelf - room in the library has enabled a classification of the ...
... present , and after the meeting the Fellows will adjourn to tea in the Council Room upstairs , opposite to , and in direct communication with the library . The extended shelf - room in the library has enabled a classification of the ...
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... present occasion . The matter has been most carefully and maturely con- sidered by a joint committee appointed by the Councils of the Royal and the Royal Geographical Societies , and consisting of representatives of various departments ...
... present occasion . The matter has been most carefully and maturely con- sidered by a joint committee appointed by the Councils of the Royal and the Royal Geographical Societies , and consisting of representatives of various departments ...
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Página 62 - ... curve. Such is, on the whole, the most probable representation of the earth's present temperature, at depths of from 100 feet, where the annual variations cease to be sensible, to 100 miles ; below which the whole mass, or all, except a nucleus cool from the beginning, is (whether liquid or solid) probably at, or very nearly at, the proper melting temperature for the pressure at each depth.