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Page 125
... Field's collected works in ten volumes were published the year after his death , and two more volumes were added in 1900 . Field's sense of humour , which often took the form of elaborate practical joking , is re- vealed in two volumes ...
... Field's collected works in ten volumes were published the year after his death , and two more volumes were added in 1900 . Field's sense of humour , which often took the form of elaborate practical joking , is re- vealed in two volumes ...
Page 126
... Field expressed fear of " a war of the poor against the rich . " In 1880 and 1884 Field was a serious con- tender for the Democratic presidential nomi- nation . His second candidacy was frustrated by party leaders in his own state ...
... Field expressed fear of " a war of the poor against the rich . " In 1880 and 1884 Field was a serious con- tender for the Democratic presidential nomi- nation . His second candidacy was frustrated by party leaders in his own state ...
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... FIELD , a specific measure of the magnitude and direc- tion of a magnetic field ( q.v. ) . A magnetic field may be represented by field lines or lines of magnetic flux ( q.v. ) , which are more concen- trated wherever a magnetic field ...
... FIELD , a specific measure of the magnitude and direc- tion of a magnetic field ( q.v. ) . A magnetic field may be represented by field lines or lines of magnetic flux ( q.v. ) , which are more concen- trated wherever a magnetic field ...
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