Word: distinctness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...determination of the atomic weight of "radio-active" lead, when specimens of this element were found to have a perfectly definite atomic weight which differed from that of other specimens of ordinary lead. This was due to some property of the element itself which could not be determined as distinct from the element, thus tending to show that there is something, in this case at least, more elementary than the "element." The importance of this discovery toward the increase of scientific knowledge is great...
...with a distinct feeling of regret, that one reads the last installment of the brilliant series of informal essays from the pen of the retiring editor. In his farewell, which closes the series, Mr. Thayer says of these much discussed articles: "These papers have never had either official, semi-official, or editorial significance. The aim of each has simply been to set forth the opinions or fantasies of the individual who wrote it." As such, they have been eminently successful, for they have always been one of the distinctive features of the magazine...
With the erection of the new antenna over the Cruft Memorial Laboratory, a number of important experiments have been carried on by Professor G. W. Pierce and his assistants. On Wednesday a very distinct message was received from Berlin, a distance of over 3,000 miles, and on several occasions stations on the Pacific Coast have been heard distinctly. The new aerial which was just completed during the recent holidays, is as large, if not larger, than any employed by any other University in the United States, and is made up of five wires stretching from the 100-foot standards...
...annual Sophomore banquet will be held in the Living Room of the Union this evening at 7 o'clock There will be several distinct features in the entertainment. Among these are speeches from this and last year's class officers, R. Harte, G. E. Abbot, J. C. Harris, O. G. Kirkpatrick and J. E. P. Morgan. R. Harte will be toastmaster. Following the speakers there will be a vaudeville performance consisting of nine big acts given by members of the class. The committee in charge of the vaudeville consists of W. H. Meeker, J. W. D. Seymour...
...annual Sophomore banquet will be held in the Living Room of the Union on Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. There will be several distinct features in the entertainment. Among these are speeches from this and last year's class officers, and a vaudeville performance consisting of nine big acts given by members of the class. The program is as follows...