The Popular Science Monthly, Том 18D. Appleton, 1881 |
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... close the circuit , either by pushing in or springing out , and in both forms have a great variety of uses . They may be placed under the carpet , in the hall , on the stairs , in front of a window , or wherever any one entering would ...
... close the circuit , either by pushing in or springing out , and in both forms have a great variety of uses . They may be placed under the carpet , in the hall , on the stairs , in front of a window , or wherever any one entering would ...
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... close an electric circuit when the temperature rises above a certain point and set off an alarm . One form of the bulb or thermostat is shown in Fig . 4. The wire from the lower end is in permanent contact with the mercury , but that in ...
... close an electric circuit when the temperature rises above a certain point and set off an alarm . One form of the bulb or thermostat is shown in Fig . 4. The wire from the lower end is in permanent contact with the mercury , but that in ...
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... close relations with the radiate type that the difference is only clearly distinguishable in its embryo stage of existence . Its intestinal axis has become vertical , and it has gained radiated limbs - not head , but side limbs . By the ...
... close relations with the radiate type that the difference is only clearly distinguishable in its embryo stage of existence . Its intestinal axis has become vertical , and it has gained radiated limbs - not head , but side limbs . By the ...
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... close of the Franco - German war , and to the results of the Great Exposition of 1878. The prog- ress of the Association has been continu- ous and marked from year to year , and it now numbers thirty - one hundred and fif- ty - six ...
... close of the Franco - German war , and to the results of the Great Exposition of 1878. The prog- ress of the Association has been continu- ous and marked from year to year , and it now numbers thirty - one hundred and fif- ty - six ...
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... close them . The absence of remains in these caves could be explained by the fact that in earlier times outlaws and refugees often used them as places of shelter and residence , and laws had finally been passed by the governors of some ...
... close them . The absence of remains in these caves could be explained by the fact that in earlier times outlaws and refugees often used them as places of shelter and residence , and laws had finally been passed by the governors of some ...
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