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Page 101
... possible preci- sion and as free as possible from systematic errors , and to observe the changing positions of the Sun , Moon , and planets with respect to this fundamental network . The basic instrument that was developed to accomplish ...
... possible preci- sion and as free as possible from systematic errors , and to observe the changing positions of the Sun , Moon , and planets with respect to this fundamental network . The basic instrument that was developed to accomplish ...
Page 308
... possible at minus infinity and the coldest temperature possible at plus infinity . Thus , negative temperatures correspond to hotter levels ( the direction of heat flow being from hot to cold ) than plus infinity on the Kelvin scale ...
... possible at minus infinity and the coldest temperature possible at plus infinity . Thus , negative temperatures correspond to hotter levels ( the direction of heat flow being from hot to cold ) than plus infinity on the Kelvin scale ...
Page 510
... possible . It is also true that at any instant there is always at least one place on the Earth's surface where the wind is not blowing . These two facts , seemingly very different from each other , are both direct consequences of the ...
... possible . It is also true that at any instant there is always at least one place on the Earth's surface where the wind is not blowing . These two facts , seemingly very different from each other , are both direct consequences of the ...
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