Babinet
Britishnoun
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Babinet states the evaporation from the surface of water at Paris to be twice as great as the precipitation.
From The Earth as Modified by Human Action by Marsh, George P.
Now this conclusion assumes, like that of M. Babinet, that all parts of the nebulous spheroid had equal angular velocities.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert
In the opinion of M. Babinet, the phenomena of the tables offer no difficulty whatever!
From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille
The method of Palissy, though, as I have said, similar in principle to that of Babinet, would be cheaper of execution, and, at the same time, more efficient.
From The Earth as Modified by Human Action by Marsh, George P.
Upon this topic my old master and friend Babinet, who was a member of the commission, wrote as follows: The members of the commission were not able to verify any of the features announced.
From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille
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