Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Volume 2Richard Taylor, 1833 - Electronic journals |
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action angle animal appears applied ascertained atmosphere axis Bart blood body Captain Kater carbon carbonic acid chlorine colour Communicated compound concludes contained copper crystals deduced density described determined direction distance Edward Sabine effect electricity employed equator error examined experiments F.R.S. Read feet fluid former glass globules heat Henry Kater Herschel hydrogen inches instrument iron latitude latter length light magnetic mean metal method motion muriatic acid muscles nearly needle nerves observations obtained ovum oxide oxygen paper parallax peculiar pendulum phenomena Phil phosphoric acid phosphorus plate platinum polarization pole portion proceeds produced proportion quantity R.S. Read rays Read April Read February Read June Read March refraction remarks right ascension Royal says the author shell Sir Everard Home Sir Humphry Davy specific gravity stars substance sulphuric acid surface telescope temperature tion Trans tube vibrations weight William Hyde Wollaston wire
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