10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDISTINCTNESS»
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indistinctness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
indistinctness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Meoir and Scientific Correspondence of the Late
Suppose this to be say 2 inches in diameter, and that you want to study the
indistinctness, due to diffraction, in a 12-inch picture. Put a cap on the object-
glass with a circular hole of 1 inch diameter. Then the indistinctness in the 2-inch
picture ...
2
Memoir and Scientific Correspondence of the Late Sir George ...
Suppose this to be say 2 inches in diameter, and that you want to study the
indistinctness, due to diffraction, in a 12-inch picture. Put a cap on the object-
glass with a circular hole of 1 inch diameter. Then the indistinctness in the 2-inch
picture ...
George Gabriel Stokes, Joseph Larmor, 2010
For the drape oneself cases, it seems more appropriate to say that the reflexive
favors a reading not (only) of dependence, but of thematic indistinctness. 46)
Thematic Indistinctness: If A and B are semantic roles of a predicate P and if B is
a ...
Ken Safir Professor of Linguistics Rutgers University, 2004
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The Elements of optics ... Third edition
COR. 2. The area of the circle of aberration on the retina, has usually been
considered as a measure of the apparent indistinctness of vision. And, though it
is manifest that indistinctness admits of no numerical representation *, yet if the
circle of ...
James WOOD (Dean of Ely.), 1818
But how, we ask, are we to conceive the distinctness or indistinctness of that
whose nature is pure light ? When an object of light which has parts and
distinguishing attributes appears in its totality, we say that it appears distinctly;
while we say ...
Indistinctness is thus not possible atall wherethere islight.Inthe case ofsuch
things as are apprehendedas objects, indistinctness maytakeplace, viz. in sofar
as some oftheir distinguishing attributes are not apprehended. But in Brahman ...
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The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
The indistinctness, therefore, produced by the intersection of these luminous
circumferences is vastly great, and increases the whole indistinctness
exceedingly. By a gross calculation it appears to be increased at least 500 times.
Cor. 2. The area of the circle of aberration on the retina, has usually been
considered as a measure of the apparent indistinctness of vision. And, though it
is manisest that indistinctness admits of no numerical representation *, yet if the
circle of ...
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The works of Jeremy Bentham, now first collected: under the ...
Either of these courses would be evidently the result of a vicious state of the will ;
indistinctness, and to any degree, is not altogether incapable of being the result
of an infirm state of the understanding : he therefore heaps together words upon ...
Indistinctness resulted from the smallness of that proportion, not from the
smallness of pencils, I Iersehel concluded. Herschel wrote up this conclusion, but
before his paper was read to the Royal Society, he wanted Cavendish to read it.
Christa Jungnickel, Russell McCormmach, 1996
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDISTINCTNESS»
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indistinctness is used in the context of the following news items.
Book review: "The Soul of the Marionette" by John Gray
... contain nebulous visions of an unknown future — visions that by their very indistinctness ... comfort anxious believers in human improvement. «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
'Ant-Guy': Wonder's First Giant Bomb
That indistinctness extends to the movie's signature particular results, which contain Scott diminishing right down to ant measurement, at which ... «New York Recorder, Jul 15»
?Ant-Man?: Marvel?s First Big Bomb
That indistinctness extends to the film's signature special effects, which involve Scott diminishing to ant size, at which point he rides worker ants, ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
Guest Post: Preventing Conflict Escalation and State Collapse in Libya
This indistinctness has undermined UN efforts to negotiate a comprehensive political settlement. In addition to the Dawn and Dignity coalitions, ... «Council on Foreign Relations, Jun 15»
To clarify, add detail
Clarity is defined as “clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.” Sometimes it can be ... «SmartCompany.com.au, Jun 15»
Judgment Day for Pervert Priests?
That indistinctness extends to the film's signature special effects, which involve Scott diminishing to ant size, at which point he rides worker ants, ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
AGO to host Turner exhibition this fall
... sight-unseen on popular reputation alone, said, on seeing it for the first time, that he was “greatly disappointed” in the picture's “indistinctness. «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
Medieval Shipwreck Law Reveals Complex Legal Process
“Law singled out material objects from indistinctness, giving them categories (“chattel,” “real property”), assigning them names (“cup,” “field”), ... «New Historian, May 15»
At Tate Britain
Salt and Silver traces the transformation of the photograph from indistinctness to clarity, though without passing over the work of the men who ... «London Review of Books, May 15»
MATT DUCKLO Tomorrow is a Long Time
In their indistinctness, narration is hard to construct. And it's to the benefit of the work, this mystery emerging as the strongest characteristic. «Brooklyn Rail, May 15»
