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Page 64
... increase as the magnification increases . Low - power objectives , of the order of two to five magnitudes , are generally simple two - element , or doublet , lenses . Ordinary crown glass and flint glass ( optical glasses with ...
... increase as the magnification increases . Low - power objectives , of the order of two to five magnitudes , are generally simple two - element , or doublet , lenses . Ordinary crown glass and flint glass ( optical glasses with ...
Page 328
... increase in response ; let the quantity of money increase without an increase in autonomous spending , and I would decline to offset the increase in M. In the extreme form of this approach - as much a carica- ture of Keynes's thinking ...
... increase in response ; let the quantity of money increase without an increase in autonomous spending , and I would decline to offset the increase in M. In the extreme form of this approach - as much a carica- ture of Keynes's thinking ...
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... increasing the rate of diastolic depolarization . The result is an increase in the heart rate . Conversely , stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system ( vagal nerves to the heart ) increases the resting potential and decreases the ...
... increasing the rate of diastolic depolarization . The result is an increase in the heart rate . Conversely , stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system ( vagal nerves to the heart ) increases the resting potential and decreases the ...
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