History of the Inductive Sciences from the Earliest to the Present Time, Volume 3J. W. Parker, 1857 - Science |
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... belong to a succeeding part of this history .. In treating of these Sciences , I will speak of Elec- tricity in the first place ; although it is thus separated by the interposition of Magnetism from the succeeding subjects ( Galvanism ...
... belong to a succeeding part of this history .. In treating of these Sciences , I will speak of Elec- tricity in the first place ; although it is thus separated by the interposition of Magnetism from the succeeding subjects ( Galvanism ...
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... belong to conductors , in which the electric fluid is perfectly moveable , and can take that distribution which the forces require . In non - conducting or electric bodies , the conditions to which the fluid is subject are less easy to ...
... belong to conductors , in which the electric fluid is perfectly moveable , and can take that distribution which the forces require . In non - conducting or electric bodies , the conditions to which the fluid is subject are less easy to ...
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... belong to terrestrial magnetism , we must return to the con- sideration of those phenomena which gradually led to a consistent magnetic theory . Gilbert observed that both smelted iron and hammered iron have the mag- netic virtue ...
... belong to terrestrial magnetism , we must return to the con- sideration of those phenomena which gradually led to a consistent magnetic theory . Gilbert observed that both smelted iron and hammered iron have the mag- netic virtue ...
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... belong to the mecha- nical side of the subject ; but when philosophers have to consider the causes of the secular changes which are found to occur in this mechanical condition , they cannot fail to be driven to electrical , that is ...
... belong to the mecha- nical side of the subject ; but when philosophers have to consider the causes of the secular changes which are found to occur in this mechanical condition , they cannot fail to be driven to electrical , that is ...
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... belong to a different province , and are related to a different set of principles . Thus , for example , we have not attempted to explain the discovery of the laws by which heat influences magnetism ; and therefore we cannot now give an ...
... belong to a different province , and are related to a different set of principles . Thus , for example , we have not attempted to explain the discovery of the laws by which heat influences magnetism ; and therefore we cannot now give an ...
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