The Popular Science Monthly, Volume 32D. Appleton, 1888 - Science |
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... marked change in their conditions of supply and demand - exhibited in their recent price - movements any evidence . of having been subjected to any influences attributable to the scarcity of gold ? The answer is , that not only can no ...
... marked change in their conditions of supply and demand - exhibited in their recent price - movements any evidence . of having been subjected to any influences attributable to the scarcity of gold ? The answer is , that not only can no ...
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... marked , it may be interesting to take a glance at the tremendous reduction which has taken place in the past five years , which , in articles that enter into the every - day wants of man , in not a few instances has been equal to ...
... marked , it may be interesting to take a glance at the tremendous reduction which has taken place in the past five years , which , in articles that enter into the every - day wants of man , in not a few instances has been equal to ...
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... marked Nu ( v ) , and you will see , somewhat less than a degree and a half to the west of it , what appears to be a faint star of between the seventh and eighth magnitudes . You will have to look sharp to see it . It is with your ...
... marked Nu ( v ) , and you will see , somewhat less than a degree and a half to the west of it , what appears to be a faint star of between the seventh and eighth magnitudes . You will have to look sharp to see it . It is with your ...
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... marked by four stars of about the second magnitude , which shine at the corners of a large square , called the Great Square of Pega- sus . This figure is some fifteen degrees square , and at once attracts the eye , there being few stars ...
... marked by four stars of about the second magnitude , which shine at the corners of a large square , called the Great Square of Pega- sus . This figure is some fifteen degrees square , and at once attracts the eye , there being few stars ...
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... marked on Map 4 as the " Great Cluster . " This object can be easily detected by the naked eye , resembling a wisp ... marked 34 M appears with an opera - glass like a faint comet . Next look at Cassiopeia , which is distinctly marked ...
... marked on Map 4 as the " Great Cluster . " This object can be easily detected by the naked eye , resembling a wisp ... marked 34 M appears with an opera - glass like a faint comet . Next look at Cassiopeia , which is distinctly marked ...
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