Science, Volume 9Moses King, 1899 - Science Since Jan. 1901 the official proceedings and most of the papers of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have been included in Science. |
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... feet long by 20 in breadth , and consisted of a central apart- ment surmounted by a revolving dome and flanked by two wings . The dome con- tained an equatorially mounted Herschelian telescope of 10 - feet focus , and a 3.5 - inch ...
... feet long by 20 in breadth , and consisted of a central apart- ment surmounted by a revolving dome and flanked by two wings . The dome con- tained an equatorially mounted Herschelian telescope of 10 - feet focus , and a 3.5 - inch ...
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... feet , north , 5 ° west , from the center of the Capitol . The dimensions of the small ob- servatory erected by Lieutenant Wilkes were 14 feet by 13 feet , and 10 feet from the floor to the eaves , and its outfit was as follows : A ...
... feet , north , 5 ° west , from the center of the Capitol . The dimensions of the small ob- servatory erected by Lieutenant Wilkes were 14 feet by 13 feet , and 10 feet from the floor to the eaves , and its outfit was as follows : A ...
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... feet in diameter divided to 5 ' and read by six micrometer microscopes . 5th , a comet seeker of 4 inches ' aperture by Utzschneider and Fraunhofer , Munich . 6th , magnetic instruments . 7th , meteorological instru- ments . 8th , books ...
... feet in diameter divided to 5 ' and read by six micrometer microscopes . 5th , a comet seeker of 4 inches ' aperture by Utzschneider and Fraunhofer , Munich . 6th , magnetic instruments . 7th , meteorological instru- ments . 8th , books ...
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... feet above the Potomac River . The shape of the tract is so irregular that its reentrant angles occasionally approach the buildings more closely than is desirable , and , to rem- edy this , Congress has enacted a law au- thorizing the ...
... feet above the Potomac River . The shape of the tract is so irregular that its reentrant angles occasionally approach the buildings more closely than is desirable , and , to rem- edy this , Congress has enacted a law au- thorizing the ...
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... feet in diameter , and is provided with an hydraulic elevating floor having a range of motion of twelve feet . The Ertel transit instrument is remounted without change in the meridian room at the west end of the main building . The ...
... feet in diameter , and is provided with an hydraulic elevating floor having a range of motion of twelve feet . The Ertel transit instrument is remounted without change in the meridian room at the west end of the main building . The ...
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