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Page 375
... active band with ray structure is called a rayed band , and a rayed band with a well - developed fold is often referred to as a drapery or horseshoe - type aurora . An active rayed band often moves with a speed of about 100 metres ( 300 ...
... active band with ray structure is called a rayed band , and a rayed band with a well - developed fold is often referred to as a drapery or horseshoe - type aurora . An active rayed band often moves with a speed of about 100 metres ( 300 ...
Page 791
... active . He thus confirmed his view that something very similar to X - rays was emitted by this luminescent substance at the same time it threw off visible radiation . But the fol- lowing week Becquerel learned that his uranium salts ...
... active . He thus confirmed his view that something very similar to X - rays was emitted by this luminescent substance at the same time it threw off visible radiation . But the fol- lowing week Becquerel learned that his uranium salts ...
Page 998
... active cell membrane , so that a " dipole cur- rent source " exists transiently . Small currents flow from this source through the aqueous medium containing the cell and are detectable at considerable distances from it , though at very ...
... active cell membrane , so that a " dipole cur- rent source " exists transiently . Small currents flow from this source through the aqueous medium containing the cell and are detectable at considerable distances from it , though at very ...
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