Scientific Use of the Imagination and Other EssaysLongmans, Green and Company, 1872 - 63 páginas |
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... containing clear water kept briskly stirred . An exceedingly fine precipitate is thus formed , which de- clares its presence by its action upon light . Placing a dark surface behind the beaker , and permitting the light to fall into it ...
... containing clear water kept briskly stirred . An exceedingly fine precipitate is thus formed , which de- clares its presence by its action upon light . Placing a dark surface behind the beaker , and permitting the light to fall into it ...
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... room , and sending through it a powerful beam of light , we at first see nothing : the vessel containing the gas is as empty as a vacuum . Soon , how- ever , along the track of the beam a beautiful 22 Scientific Use of the Imagination .
... room , and sending through it a powerful beam of light , we at first see nothing : the vessel containing the gas is as empty as a vacuum . Soon , how- ever , along the track of the beam a beautiful 22 Scientific Use of the Imagination .
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... containing sky - matter , it is possible to state with great distinctness which vessel contains the largest particles . The retina is very sensitive to differences of light , when , as here , the eye is in comparative dark- ness , and ...
... containing sky - matter , it is possible to state with great distinctness which vessel contains the largest particles . The retina is very sensitive to differences of light , when , as here , the eye is in comparative dark- ness , and ...
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... ? I have sometimes thought that a lady's portmanteau would contain it all . I have thought that even a gentleman's portmanteau -- possibly his snuff- box - might take it in . And whether the Scientific Use of the Imagination . 25.
... ? I have sometimes thought that a lady's portmanteau would contain it all . I have thought that even a gentleman's portmanteau -- possibly his snuff- box - might take it in . And whether the Scientific Use of the Imagination . 25.
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... containing Concise Memoirs and Notices of the most Eminent Persons of all Countries , from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time . Edited by WILLIAM L. R. CATES . 8vo . price 21s . Letters and Life of Francis Bacon , including all his ...
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