A Natural Philosophy, Embracing the Most Recent Discoveries in the Various Branches of Physics, and Exhibiting the Application of Scientific Principles in Every-day Life ...Appleton, 1862 - 450 sider |
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Side 9
... iron , copper , mercury , lead , and tin ; antimony , which was next discovered , in 1490 ; bismuth , zinc , arsenic , cobalt , plat ' - i - num ; nickel , manganese , & c . The twelve non - metallic elements are ox ' - y - gen , hy ...
... iron , copper , mercury , lead , and tin ; antimony , which was next discovered , in 1490 ; bismuth , zinc , arsenic , cobalt , plat ' - i - num ; nickel , manganese , & c . The twelve non - metallic elements are ox ' - y - gen , hy ...
Side 19
... iron is made smaller by hammering . This proves its porosity . Its particles could not be brought into closer contact , if there were no inter- stices between them . 27. An experiment performed some years ago at Florence , Italy , to ...
... iron is made smaller by hammering . This proves its porosity . Its particles could not be brought into closer contact , if there were no inter- stices between them . 27. An experiment performed some years ago at Florence , Italy , to ...
Side 20
... iron , too large to enter a certain opening , may be so compressed by hammering as to pass through it , and then so expanded by heat as to render its entrance again impossible . Liquids , which were long considered incompressible , are ...
... iron , too large to enter a certain opening , may be so compressed by hammering as to pass through it , and then so expanded by heat as to render its entrance again impossible . Liquids , which were long considered incompressible , are ...
Side 22
... iron wire one - tenth of an inch in diameter will sustain nearly 550 pounds without breaking , while one of lead will be broken by a weight of 28 pounds . 33. What is Cohesion ? What other name has been given to cohesion ? What is said ...
... iron wire one - tenth of an inch in diameter will sustain nearly 550 pounds without breaking , while one of lead will be broken by a weight of 28 pounds . 33. What is Cohesion ? What other name has been given to cohesion ? What is said ...
Side 23
... Iron , 72,000 Teak , 13,000 English Iron , 55,800 Oak , 12,000 Cast Iron , 19,000 Fir , 11,000 Cast Copper , 19,000 Maple , 8,000 Cast Tin , 4,700 Rope , one inch around , 1,000 Cast Lead , 1,825 Rope , three inches around , 5,600 It is ...
... Iron , 72,000 Teak , 13,000 English Iron , 55,800 Oak , 12,000 Cast Iron , 19,000 Fir , 11,000 Cast Copper , 19,000 Maple , 8,000 Cast Tin , 4,700 Rope , one inch around , 1,000 Cast Lead , 1,825 Rope , three inches around , 5,600 It is ...
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A Natural Philosophy Embracing the Most Recent Discoveries in the Various ... George Payn Quackenbos Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1866 |
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Side 34 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Side 34 - A diameter of a circle is a straight line drawn through the centre, and terminated both ways by the circumference.
Side 238 - ... the angle of reflection is always equal to the angle of incidence, the image for any point can be seen only in the reflected ray prolonged.
Side 279 - Vibrations striking a plane surface are reflected from it (like light and heat) in such a way as to make the angle of reflection equal to the angle of incidence. 733. Echoes. — When a sound is heard a second time by reflection, after a certain interval, an Echo is said to be produced. A sound is sometimes repeated more...
Side 94 - Wheel and Axle, the Pulley, the Inclined Plane, the Wedge, and the Screw.
Side 174 - In that awful night, but for the little tube of mercury which had given warning, neither the strength of the noble ship, nor the skill and energies of the commander, could have saved one man to tell the tale.
Side 449 - Unquestionably the very best Dictionary of our language extant. Its great accuracy in the definition and derivation of " — ' words, gives it an authority that no other work on the subject possesses. It is constantly cited and relied on in our Courts of Justice, in our legislative bedies, and in public discussions, as entirely conclusive.
Side 173 - ... came to prepare with all haste for a storm. The barometer had begun to fall with appalling rapidity. As yet, the oldest sailors had not perceived even a threatening in the sky, and were surprised at the extent and hurry of the preparations: but the required measures were not completed, when a more awful hurricane burst upon them than the most experienced had ever braved.
Side 173 - It was in a southern latitude. The sun had just set with placid appearance, closing a beautiful afternoon, and the usual mirth of the evening watch was proceeding, when the captain's order came to prepare with all haste for a storm. The barometer had begun to fall with appalling rapidity. As yet, the oldest sailors...