The New Physics and Its EvolutionK. Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Company, Limited, 1907 - 344 pagini This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. |
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... examining the successive transformations which have brought them to their present condition . In order to understand the text , the reader will have no need to consult any treatise on physics , for I have throughout given the necessary ...
... examining the successive transformations which have brought them to their present condition . In order to understand the text , the reader will have no need to consult any treatise on physics , for I have throughout given the necessary ...
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... examine what would have been the state of mind of an erudite amateur who had read and understood the chief publications on physical research between 1800 and 1810 . Let us suppose that this intelligent and attentive spectator witnessed ...
... examine what would have been the state of mind of an erudite amateur who had read and understood the chief publications on physical research between 1800 and 1810 . Let us suppose that this intelligent and attentive spectator witnessed ...
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... in the highest degree ; and it is desirable to examine them carefully if we wish to have an exact idea of the tendencies of modern physics . CHAPTER II MEASUREMENTS § 1. METROLOGY NOT so very long 18 THE NEW PHYSICS AND ITS EVOLUTION.
... in the highest degree ; and it is desirable to examine them carefully if we wish to have an exact idea of the tendencies of modern physics . CHAPTER II MEASUREMENTS § 1. METROLOGY NOT so very long 18 THE NEW PHYSICS AND ITS EVOLUTION.
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... examine at the outset the improvements which have been effected in these fundamental measurements , and to see what precision these improvements have allowed us to attain . § 2. THE MEASURE OF LENGTH To measure a length is to compare it ...
... examine at the outset the improvements which have been effected in these fundamental measurements , and to see what precision these improvements have allowed us to attain . § 2. THE MEASURE OF LENGTH To measure a length is to compare it ...
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... examining , heat is the vis viva resulting from the insensible movements of the molecules of a body ; it is the sum of the products of the mass of each molecule by the square of its velocity . . . . We shall not decide between the two ...
... examining , heat is the vis viva resulting from the insensible movements of the molecules of a body ; it is the sum of the products of the mass of each molecule by the square of its velocity . . . . We shall not decide between the two ...
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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.
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