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... finite . Although finite things can be , and commonly are , stimulated to activity or kept in activity by other finite things , it does not follow that there might be finite things and nothing else . On the contrary , the finite ...
... finite . Although finite things can be , and commonly are , stimulated to activity or kept in activity by other finite things , it does not follow that there might be finite things and nothing else . On the contrary , the finite ...
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... finite probability that the electron will penetrate the bar- rier and move to the adjacent atom . The electrons are in motion around the nucleus , and they approach the barrier with a frequency of 1017 per second . For each approach to ...
... finite probability that the electron will penetrate the bar- rier and move to the adjacent atom . The electrons are in motion around the nucleus , and they approach the barrier with a frequency of 1017 per second . For each approach to ...
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... finite wavelength of light due to diffraction . In 1873 Ernst Abbe related this concept to the ability of the microscope to re- solve fine periodic structure in microscopic objects . Thus was born the modern theory of the microscope ...
... finite wavelength of light due to diffraction . In 1873 Ernst Abbe related this concept to the ability of the microscope to re- solve fine periodic structure in microscopic objects . Thus was born the modern theory of the microscope ...
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