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... energy , which , by the middle of the 19th century , had become mathematically definable . The law of conserva- tion of energy merely substitutes the word energy for the word matter : the sum total of energy in the universe remains ...
... energy , which , by the middle of the 19th century , had become mathematically definable . The law of conserva- tion of energy merely substitutes the word energy for the word matter : the sum total of energy in the universe remains ...
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... energy cosmic rays arrive from all directions in the Galaxy and give no directional information regarding their origin . Small anisotropies in distribution are found , which have their origin in features of the solar system . The ...
... energy cosmic rays arrive from all directions in the Galaxy and give no directional information regarding their origin . Small anisotropies in distribution are found , which have their origin in features of the solar system . The ...
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... energy is provided by nuclear reactions , a copious flux of neutrinos must be steadily emitted by the Sun. Attempts have been made to detect this neutrino flux at the Earth . So far , however , the effect of solar neu- trinos has not ...
... energy is provided by nuclear reactions , a copious flux of neutrinos must be steadily emitted by the Sun. Attempts have been made to detect this neutrino flux at the Earth . So far , however , the effect of solar neu- trinos has not ...
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