Light Science
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共 19 段- There is a very prevalent but erroneous opinion that the mag
- Similarly, we should be disposed to wonder at an astronomer
- The years which have passed since Encke died have witnessed
- Speaking generally, and neglecting all the complexities whic
- On the other hand, Mr. Edward Hull, of the Geological Survey
- In the address just quoted there are some striking suggestio
- But a most grievous disappointment was in store for them. Pa
- Of old the Mississippi River was supposed to be the parent o
- Now this ‘largest lunar wave’ occurs at somewhat long interv
- In the West Indies, cyclones occur principally in August and
- We have an interesting account of the great eruption which f
- It has, indeed, been well pointed out by Sir Charles Lyell t
- Be this as it may, there can be no doubt that the wave which
- Combining the effects of the sea’s action upon the shores of
- And then the common notion is that a cannon-ball travels in
- The rules laid down to insure accuracy in the survey are—fir
- Fortunately both one and the other appearance can be very ea
- Let us next take the case of horses with unequal prospects o
- But the argument on which I am inclined to lay most stress i