The New Physics and Its EvolutionK. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1907 - 344 pagini |
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Pagina 9
... seems to us the simplest and clearest , that is to say , to movement . " In his celebrated course of lectures at l'École Polytechnique , Jamin likewise said : " Physics will one day form a chapter of general mechanics ; THE EVOLUTION OF ...
... seems to us the simplest and clearest , that is to say , to movement . " In his celebrated course of lectures at l'École Polytechnique , Jamin likewise said : " Physics will one day form a chapter of general mechanics ; THE EVOLUTION OF ...
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... seems to me that the true sense of the question , Do we or do we not understand a particular subject in physics ? is - Can we make a mechanical model which corresponds to it ? I am never satisfied so long as I have been unable to make a ...
... seems to me that the true sense of the question , Do we or do we not understand a particular subject in physics ? is - Can we make a mechanical model which corresponds to it ? I am never satisfied so long as I have been unable to make a ...
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... seems that of death . They feel that nothing is unchangeable ; that ceaseless transformations are taking place before their eyes ; and that this continuous evolution and perpetual change are the necessary conditions of progress . A ...
... seems that of death . They feel that nothing is unchangeable ; that ceaseless transformations are taking place before their eyes ; and that this continuous evolution and perpetual change are the necessary conditions of progress . A ...
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... seems to refer to the fact that in the standard metre , the measurement is taken from the central one of three marks at each end of the bar . The transverse section of the bar is an X , and the reading is made by a microscope.— ED . is ...
... seems to refer to the fact that in the standard metre , the measurement is taken from the central one of three marks at each end of the bar . The transverse section of the bar is an X , and the reading is made by a microscope.— ED . is ...
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... seem that its pre- cision cannot be considerably increased . We have nearly reached the limit imposed by the necessity of making strokes of such a thickness as to be observable under the microscope . It may happen , however , that we ...
... seem that its pre- cision cannot be considerably increased . We have nearly reached the limit imposed by the necessity of making strokes of such a thickness as to be observable under the microscope . It may happen , however , that we ...
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Pagina 19 - I often say that if you can measure that of which you speak, and can express it by a number, you know something of your subject ; but if you cannot measure it, your knowledge is meagre and unsatisfactory.