Science, Vol. 19 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

John Michels

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332745369 ISBN 13 : 9781332745364

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2019

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Vol. XIX. No. 465 giicb 86 it ualone the province of the specialist of the univerB ity to collect and promulgate. Finally it has been assumed that as nothing save ad vantage can come to those seeking the special knowledge, whether for use or culture, so nothing save advantage can accrue to the university extension system or to the university itself from the adoption of a scheme of evening instruction fairly suited to the needs of the individual student. M. B. Snyder. NOTES AND NEWS. It will interest cremationists to hear that the Japanese, who some time ago adopted burial of the dead, in imitation of European nations, have reverted, according to the Indian Medical OazettC fto their own custom of burning the dead on account of its sanitary recommendations. The death of Dr, F. C. Dietrich, keeper of theB otanical liusenm at Berlin, is announced. He was eighty-six years of age. A despatch to theN ew York Tnbune, from Franklin, I nd., Dec. 26, states that Professor Gorby, State Geologist, has given his collection to Franklin College. The collection consists of 40,000 to 60 000 specimens, gathered from almost every State In the Union, and from many foreign countries. At theD ec. 10 meeting of the Royal Society, according toN ature, the president read from the chair a letter from Professor Dewar, which had been put into his hand as he entered the meeting-room, in which Professor Dewar stated that he had at 8P M. that afternoon placed a quantity of liquid oxygen in the state of lapid ebullition in air (and therefore at a temperature of 181 C) between the poles of the historic Faraday magnet in a cupshaped piece of rock salt (which is not moistened by liquid oxygen and therefore keeps it in the spheroidal state), and to his surprise. Professor Dewar saw the liquid oxygen, as soon as the magnet was stimulated, suddenly leap up to the poles and remain there jxermanent
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332745369
• ISBN 13: 9781332745364
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 417
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