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... millimeters ; with hydrogen it passed only under a pressure of from 12 to 13mm . Afterwards , when stronger , and again with hydrogen , it passed under a pressure of 18 , and even 20mm . When the discharge begins to be transmitted , it ...
... millimeters ; with hydrogen it passed only under a pressure of from 12 to 13mm . Afterwards , when stronger , and again with hydrogen , it passed under a pressure of 18 , and even 20mm . When the discharge begins to be transmitted , it ...
Page 252
... millimeters , which gives h = 9.57 millime- ters . But as the metallic wires have a certain thickness , and the segments do not rest upon the external circumference of the rings , it follows that the chord of the meridional arc is a ...
... millimeters , which gives h = 9.57 millime- ters . But as the metallic wires have a certain thickness , and the segments do not rest upon the external circumference of the rings , it follows that the chord of the meridional arc is a ...
Page 253
... millimeters , whence h - f = 9.41 millimeters . f This , then , is definitively the theoretical value of the quantity which was required to be measured . 41. Before pointing out the process which I employed for this purpose , and ...
... millimeters , whence h - f = 9.41 millimeters . f This , then , is definitively the theoretical value of the quantity which was required to be measured . 41. Before pointing out the process which I employed for this purpose , and ...
Page 255
... millimeters ; on the other hand , two observations furnished the values 57.87 and 57.85 millimeters , or as the mean 57.86 millimeters . Taking , then , the mean of these two results , we get 57.79 millimeters as the value of the ...
... millimeters ; on the other hand , two observations furnished the values 57.87 and 57.85 millimeters , or as the mean 57.86 millimeters . Taking , then , the mean of these two results , we get 57.79 millimeters as the value of the ...
Page 256
... millimeters , ( Fig . 25. ) I then proceeded to the removal of the excess of oil ; but before the versed sine was reduced to 2 millimeters , the figure appeared to have a tendency to become thin at its lower part and to swell out at the ...
... millimeters , ( Fig . 25. ) I then proceeded to the removal of the excess of oil ; but before the versed sine was reduced to 2 millimeters , the figure appeared to have a tendency to become thin at its lower part and to swell out at the ...
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