Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Volume 3

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Royal Society of Edinburgh., 1857
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W J Macquorn Rankine
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On the Absolute Intensity of Interfering Light By Professor
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Defence of the Doctrine of Vital Affinity against the Objections
105
On some Improvements in the Instruments of Nautical Astronomy
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Sulphuric acid 3 487 3 495
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Notice regarding the occurrence of Pumice in the Island of Tyree
120
Silicic acid 2 947
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On a Modification of the Process for the determination of Nitrogen
126
Researches on some of the Crystalline Constituents of Opium
132
On the Red Prominences seen during Total Eclipses of the
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On Rifle Cannon By Captain Davidson Bombay Army Com
142
On the Glacial Phenomena of Scotland and parts of England
148
Carbonic acid in combination with lime 6 240
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On the Structural Characters of Rocks Part I By Dr Fleming
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On the Species of Fossil Diatomacea found in the Infusorial Earth
176
Potassium 7
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On Circular Crystals By Sir David Brewster K H
183
On Nitric Acid as a source of the Nitrogen found in Plants
189
Notice of recent Measures of the Ring of Saturn By Professor C
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sell By Dr Traill
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On the Physical appearance of the Comet 3 of 1853 By Professor
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Account of a remarkable Meteor seen on 30th September 1853
220
On a General Method of effecting the substitution of Iodine for
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On the Products of Destructive Distillation of Animal Substances
238
Further Researches on the Crystalline Constituents of Opium
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On the Mechanical Value of a Cubic Mile of Sunlight and on
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On the Volatile Bases produced by Destructive Distillation of Cin
314
Remarks on the Coal plant termed Stigmaria By the Rev
316
Geological Notes on Banffshire By R Chambers Esq F R S E
332
Geometry a Science purely Experimental By Edward Sang Esq
341
Memoir of RearAdmiral Sir John Franklin By Sir John
347
On Solar Light with a Description of a Simple Photometer
355
An Account of some Experiments on certain Sea Weeds of
363
Lime insoluble 7 943
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Phenomena in general and to the Etiology of Epidemic Diseases
368
On the Prismatic Spectra of the Flames of Compounds of Carbon
376
On a Property of Numbers By Balfour Stewart Esq Commu
390
Protoxide of iron 842
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On the Minute Structure of the Involuntary Muscular Tissue
413
On the Ovum and Young Fish of the Salmonidę By William
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On the application of the Theory of Probabilities to the question
435
On New Species of Marine Diatomaceę from the Firth of Clyde
442
Short Verbal Notice of a simple and direct method of Computing
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TABLE II
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On the Crania of the Kaffirs and Hottentots and the Physical
456
Chloride of sodium 132 644
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On the Functions of the Spinal Cord By Professor Hughes Ben
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On the Structure of Pedicellina By Professor Allman
486
On a Dynamical Top for exhibiting the Phenomena of the Motion
503
Carbonate of lime 14 184
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On the Computation of the Specific Heat of Liquid Water at vari
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TitoloProceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Volume 3
Landmarks II: Journals
AutoreRoyal Society of Edinburgh
EditoreRoyal Society of Edinburgh., 1857
Provenienza dell'originalela University of Michigan
Digitalizzato4 ott 2005
  
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