The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts, Volume 5John Murray, 1818 - Science |
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Page iii
... sufficiently high . The power , therefore , of a metallic or other tissue to prevent explosion , will depend upon ... sufficient cooling powers to pre- vent its explosion , and security is proportionally easily attainable . That flame ...
... sufficiently high . The power , therefore , of a metallic or other tissue to prevent explosion , will depend upon ... sufficient cooling powers to pre- vent its explosion , and security is proportionally easily attainable . That flame ...
Page vi
... sufficient to ignite the wire , but insufficient to inflame the gas . A whimsical application of this fact is ... sufficiently intense to produce its inflammation . Sir H. Davy proposes to improve the safety - lamp by placing a coil of ...
... sufficient to ignite the wire , but insufficient to inflame the gas . A whimsical application of this fact is ... sufficiently intense to produce its inflammation . Sir H. Davy proposes to improve the safety - lamp by placing a coil of ...
Page x
... by Mr. Knight is sufficiently simple , considering the complicated nature of the formulƦ investigated . It might however be rendered still more concise , by employing the elegant device of Arbogast , of separating X PREFACE .
... by Mr. Knight is sufficiently simple , considering the complicated nature of the formulƦ investigated . It might however be rendered still more concise , by employing the elegant device of Arbogast , of separating X PREFACE .
Page xiii
... sufficiently com- plete , are in the course of publication ; amongst these will be found a paper on the Integration of some Equations of finite Differences , of very considerable difficulty . One of the most important additions to mathe ...
... sufficiently com- plete , are in the course of publication ; amongst these will be found a paper on the Integration of some Equations of finite Differences , of very considerable difficulty . One of the most important additions to mathe ...
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... sufficient to have been but little conversant with the professors of these arts , to find that their principles of taste be- come wavering and unstable at the touch of examination ; and that they owe some part of their merit to the ...
... sufficient to have been but little conversant with the professors of these arts , to find that their principles of taste be- come wavering and unstable at the touch of examination ; and that they owe some part of their merit to the ...
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