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... observation the properties . But we cannot inquire into the actual nature of either space or time , except in the way of a purely metaphy- sical , and therefore of necessity absolutely barren , specu- lation . We have , however ...
... observation the properties . But we cannot inquire into the actual nature of either space or time , except in the way of a purely metaphy- sical , and therefore of necessity absolutely barren , specu- lation . We have , however ...
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... observed , independent of the muscular sense ( whose indications , like those of the sense of touch in matters concerning the temperatures of bodies , are apt to be excessively misleading ) , is either a transference , or a tendency to ...
... observed , independent of the muscular sense ( whose indications , like those of the sense of touch in matters concerning the temperatures of bodies , are apt to be excessively misleading ) , is either a transference , or a tendency to ...
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... observation that as the one of these becomes less , the other becomes greater . The velocity of the falling snow increases constantly as it gradually descends ; and exact calculation , according to physical experiment , shows us that ...
... observation that as the one of these becomes less , the other becomes greater . The velocity of the falling snow increases constantly as it gradually descends ; and exact calculation , according to physical experiment , shows us that ...
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... observe and , that this change may take place , it is necessary that there should be constant transformations of energy . But some forms of energy are more capable of being transformed than others ; and every time that a transformation ...
... observe and , that this change may take place , it is necessary that there should be constant transformations of energy . But some forms of energy are more capable of being transformed than others ; and every time that a transformation ...
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... observation ; and am persuaded , that a habit of keeping the eyes open to everything that is going on in the ordinary course of the business of life has oftener led , as it were by accident , or in the playful excursions of the ...
... observation ; and am persuaded , that a habit of keeping the eyes open to everything that is going on in the ordinary course of the business of life has oftener led , as it were by accident , or in the playful excursions of the ...
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Lectures on Some Recent Advances in Physical Science Peter Guthrie Tait Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1876 |
Lectures on Some Recent Advances in Physical Science: With a Special Lecture ... Peter Guthrie Tait Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1876 |
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