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La figure de la terre, deÌtermineÌe par les observations de messieurs Bouguer & de La Condamine, de l\u27AcadeÌmie royale des sçiences, envoyeÌs par ordre du roy au PeÌrou, pour observer aux environs de l\u27eÌquateur : avec une relation abregeÌe de ce voyage, qui contient la description du pays dans lequel les opeÌrations ont eÌteÌ faites /
No full textThe Râfactor gap in macromolecular crystallography: an untapped potential for insights on accurate structures
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The laws of gravitation; memoirs by Newton, Bouguer and Cavendish, together with abstracts of other important memoirs.
No full textBibliography: p. 145-156.Preface.--History of the subject before the appearance of Newton's Principia.--Extracts from Newton's Principia and System of the world.--Biographical sketch of Newton.--Bouguer's The figure of the earth.--Biographical sketch of Bouguer.--The Bertier controversy.--Account of Maskelyne's experiments on Schehallien.--Cavendish's experiments to determine the mean density of the earth.--Biographical sketch of Cavendish.--Historical account of the experiments made since the time of Cavendish.--Table of results of experiments.--Bibliography.--Index.Mode of access: Internet
Scattering and absorption cross sections of light diffusing materials retrieved from reflectance and transmittance spectra of collimated radiation
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