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Page 66
... move- ments and the characteristics noted are intensively stud- ied because they present serious hazards . Geologists and specialists in soil and rock mechanics endeavour to de- cipher the reasons for slope instability and to determine ...
... move- ments and the characteristics noted are intensively stud- ied because they present serious hazards . Geologists and specialists in soil and rock mechanics endeavour to de- cipher the reasons for slope instability and to determine ...
Page 565
... moving through a potential difference of one volt ) . The electrons from the cathode therefore have enough kinetic energy to move against a potential gradient and reach an electrode nega- tive with respect to the hot cathode by an ...
... moving through a potential difference of one volt ) . The electrons from the cathode therefore have enough kinetic energy to move against a potential gradient and reach an electrode nega- tive with respect to the hot cathode by an ...
Page 941
... move away . Strictly speaking , the most that a person sees is p moving in q's direction ; he next sees the contact- ing , and he then sees q move away . So far , there is no knowledge of a causal relation . But , when he sees this ...
... move away . Strictly speaking , the most that a person sees is p moving in q's direction ; he next sees the contact- ing , and he then sees q move away . So far , there is no knowledge of a causal relation . But , when he sees this ...
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