Report of the Annual MeetingJ. Murray., 1895 |
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Page 82
... Period and Amplitude of Horizontal Motion Maximum Period and Amplitude of Vertical Motion Nature of Shock secs . mm . secs . mm . 1893 . H. M. S. M. 8 . 1,322 IV . 19 11 25 25 P.M. 1,323 21 7 10 57 P.M. 1 0 slight 2 quick 39 1,324 26 10 ...
... Period and Amplitude of Horizontal Motion Maximum Period and Amplitude of Vertical Motion Nature of Shock secs . mm . secs . mm . 1893 . H. M. S. M. 8 . 1,322 IV . 19 11 25 25 P.M. 1,323 21 7 10 57 P.M. 1 0 slight 2 quick 39 1,324 26 10 ...
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... Period and Vertical Motion H. M. S. M. S. 1,370 I. 16 5 29 40 A.M. 1,371 18 3 45 21 P.M. 048 E - W . 1.0 slow 1,372 25 33 10 48 11 A.M. 1,373 II . 2 7 1 14 P.M. E.-W. 1,374 16 19 2 0 53 P.M. 1,375 18 11 36 40 P.M. 1,376 20 8 29 3 A.M. ...
... Period and Vertical Motion H. M. S. M. S. 1,370 I. 16 5 29 40 A.M. 1,371 18 3 45 21 P.M. 048 E - W . 1.0 slow 1,372 25 33 10 48 11 A.M. 1,373 II . 2 7 1 14 P.M. E.-W. 1,374 16 19 2 0 53 P.M. 1,375 18 11 36 40 P.M. 1,376 20 8 29 3 A.M. ...
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... period of 55 seconds . I say last rated because I find that this pendulum , like all others I work with , changes its period , and therefore its sensitiveness , from week to week . I notice that this source of error when computing ...
... period of 55 seconds . I say last rated because I find that this pendulum , like all others I work with , changes its period , and therefore its sensitiveness , from week to week . I notice that this source of error when computing ...
Page 90
... periods occupied in describing them are only rough approximations . In the diagrams , Plate III . , the observations extending over nine weeks are plotted as a series of curves . The vertical lines indicate noon and midnight of ...
... periods occupied in describing them are only rough approximations . In the diagrams , Plate III . , the observations extending over nine weeks are plotted as a series of curves . The vertical lines indicate noon and midnight of ...
Page 91
... period of 24 hours , all the other movements have had periods of from 48 to 70 hours . In this respect the movements are strikingly different from those recorded in Tokio , where diurnal waves are very frequent . Another remarkable ...
... period of 24 hours , all the other movements have had periods of from 48 to 70 hours . In this respect the movements are strikingly different from those recorded in Tokio , where diurnal waves are very frequent . Another remarkable ...
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