The Observatory, Volume 56Editors of the Observatory, 1933 Some vols. for 1886- include a special issue: Annual companion to the Observatory. |
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... curve shown by this slide . Perfect black bodies do not exist in nature , but we can get some very good approximations . There is also a large class of radiators , of which the tungsten filament is an example , in which the shape of the ...
... curve shown by this slide . Perfect black bodies do not exist in nature , but we can get some very good approximations . There is also a large class of radiators , of which the tungsten filament is an example , in which the shape of the ...
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... curve in which Pmin . is plotted against Pmax . In this way we get two curves and , whatever the maximum density is , the point corresponding to it must lie between them . We have the condition that the maximum pressure and maximum ...
... curve in which Pmin . is plotted against Pmax . In this way we get two curves and , whatever the maximum density is , the point corresponding to it must lie between them . We have the condition that the maximum pressure and maximum ...
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necessary to multiply the observed curve O ( ) by the simple cosine curve cos u and find the area of the resulting curve for values of u . In practice only values of u from o to about 2 are needed , so the labour is not great , and we ...
necessary to multiply the observed curve O ( ) by the simple cosine curve cos u and find the area of the resulting curve for values of u . In practice only values of u from o to about 2 are needed , so the labour is not great , and we ...
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Vol LVI FEBRUARY 1933 Price | 28 |
THE OBSERVATORY | 68 |
Annual General Meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society on 1933 Feb 10 | 72 |
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