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" In general the actions which we see ever taking place around us are complex, or due to the simultaneous action of many causes. When, as in astronomy, we endeavour to ascertain these causes by simply watching their effects, we observe; when, as in our... "
Treatise on Natural Philosophy - Page 269
by William Thomson Baron Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait - 1867 - 727 pages
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Nature, Volume 58

Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1898 - 798 pages
...instructiveness to employ the gravitation measure of force, the only one capable of exact measurement. " When, as in astronomy, we endeavour to ascertain (these.)...circumstances of a phenomenon, we are said to experiment " (Thomson and Tait). In recording theoretical results of astronomical observation, absolute units...
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Nature, Volume 58

Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1898 - 684 pages
...instructiveness to employ the gravitation measure of force, the only one capable of exact measurement. " When, as in astronomy, we endeavour to ascertain (these) causes by simply watching their effects, we obseri-'e ; when, as in our laboratories, we interfere arbitrarily with the causes or circumstances...
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The elements of inductive logic

Thomas Fowler - Logic - 1870 - 372 pages
...it, by an artificial arrangement of circumstances. ' When, as in astronomy, we endeavour to ascertain causes by simply watching their effects, we observe...causes or circumstances of a phenomenon, we are said to experiment"1.' As Observation often involves little or no conscious effort, while Experiment always...
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Elements of Natural Philosophy, Part 1

William Thomson Baron Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait - Mechanics, Analytic - 1872 - 316 pages
...which we see ever taking place around us are complex, or due to the simultaneous action of many causes. When, as in astronomy, we endeavour to ascertain these...circumstances of a phenomenon, we are said to experiment. 321. For instance, supposing that we are possessed of instrumental means of measuring time and angles,...
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The elements of inductive logic

Thomas Fowler - Induction (Logic) - 1872 - 384 pages
...it, by an artificial arrangement of circumstances. ' When, as in astronomy, we endeavour to ascertain causes by simply watching their effects, we observe;...circumstances of a phenomenon, we are said to experiment^' As Observation often involves little or no conscious effort, while Experiment always implies an artificial...
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Quarterly Journal of Science, and Annals of Mining, Metallurgy ..., Volume 10

James Samuelson, William Crookes - Science - 1873 - 606 pages
...which we see ever taking place around us are complex, or due to the simultaneous action of many causes. When, as in astronomy, we endeavour to ascertain these...circumstances of a phenomenon, we are said to experiment." To observation, for instances, we owe the data of astronomical, meteorological, and geological science...
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The Quarterly Journal of Science, Volume 10

Science - 1873 - 636 pages
...which we see ever taking place around us are complex, or due to the simultaneous action of many causes. When, as in astronomy, we endeavour to ascertain these...circumstances of a phenomenon, we are said to experiment." To observation, for instances, we owe the data of astronomical, meteorological, and geological science...
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Treatise on Natural Philosophy, Volume 1, Issue 1

William Thomson Baron Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait - Calculators - 1879 - 572 pages
...which we see ever taking place around us are complex, or due to the simultaneous action of many causes. When, as in astronomy, we endeavour to ascertain these...370. For instance, supposing that we are possessed of instrumental means of measuring time and angles, we may trace out by successive observations the relative...
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Treatise on Natural Philosophy, Volume 1, Part 1

William Thomson Kelvin (1st baron), Peter Guthrie Tait - Mechanics, Analytic - 1879 - 564 pages
...which we see ever taking place around us are complex, or due to the simultaneous action of many causes. When, as in astronomy, we endeavour to ascertain these...circumstances of a phenomenon, we are said to experiment. qbserva- 370. For instance, supposing that we are possessed of instrumental means of measuring time...
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THE ELEMENTS OF DEDUCTIVE LOGIC

Thomas Fowler - Logic - 1887 - 612 pages
...it, by an artificial arrangement of circumstances. ' When, as in astronomy, we endeavour to ascertain causes by simply watching their effects, we observe...causes or circumstances of a phenomenon, we are said to experiment4.' As Observation often involves little or no conscious effort, while Experiment always...
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