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... nature of the sciences treated of , that they should do so . But there are some such as Terrestrial Magnetism - which it is impossible to divest of a certain degree of abstruse- ness , and in which no observations worth recording can be ...
... nature of the sciences treated of , that they should do so . But there are some such as Terrestrial Magnetism - which it is impossible to divest of a certain degree of abstruse- ness , and in which no observations worth recording can be ...
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... nature referred to labours , is , that the magnetic force of the Earth has been found to be subject to secular variations , so that at no one spot on the surface of the globe can the intensity be assumed to remain constant , and thus to ...
... nature referred to labours , is , that the magnetic force of the Earth has been found to be subject to secular variations , so that at no one spot on the surface of the globe can the intensity be assumed to remain constant , and thus to ...
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... nature will be shown with greater or less exactness , in proportion as the observations are numerous , correct , and suitably distributed , and as they are more or less correctly represented in the maps . Mathematical formulæ , based on ...
... nature will be shown with greater or less exactness , in proportion as the observations are numerous , correct , and suitably distributed , and as they are more or less correctly represented in the maps . Mathematical formulæ , based on ...
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... natural direction in the line of the dip by a second magnet whose magnetic moment is correctly known , placed at one or more accu- rately measured distances from the centre of the dipping - needle , in a line at right angles to the ...
... natural direction in the line of the dip by a second magnet whose magnetic moment is correctly known , placed at one or more accu- rately measured distances from the centre of the dipping - needle , in a line at right angles to the ...
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... fro is one of the most useful inquiries a seaman can make ; and as both ( wind and current ) perform an important part in the economy of nature , an additional interest attaches to a ( 52 ) [ Sect . III . Capt BEECHEY, R.
... fro is one of the most useful inquiries a seaman can make ; and as both ( wind and current ) perform an important part in the economy of nature , an additional interest attaches to a ( 52 ) [ Sect . III . Capt BEECHEY, R.
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