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
... proved , towards the close of the eighteenth century , to be a mixture of 21 parts of oxygen and 79 parts of nitrogen . Water , also , has been found to be a compound substance , made up of oxygen and hydrogen combined in the proportion ...
... proved , towards the close of the eighteenth century , to be a mixture of 21 parts of oxygen and 79 parts of nitrogen . Water , also , has been found to be a compound substance , made up of oxygen and hydrogen combined in the proportion ...
Side 18
... prove divisibility ? How , a grain of copper ? 23. What is said of the spider's web ? Mention some examples of the divisibility of matter afforded by nature . What does the microscope reveal to us ? Mention some of these wonders . 24 ...
... prove divisibility ? How , a grain of copper ? 23. What is said of the spider's web ? Mention some examples of the divisibility of matter afforded by nature . What does the microscope reveal to us ? Mention some of these wonders . 24 ...
Side 19
... proved by the fact that a vessel filled with it will receive considerable quantities of salt and sugar without overflowing . What can become of these substances , unless , as shown in Fig . 2 , their par- ticles lodge in the interstices ...
... proved by the fact that a vessel filled with it will receive considerable quantities of salt and sugar without overflowing . What can become of these substances , unless , as shown in Fig . 2 , their par- ticles lodge in the interstices ...
Side 20
... proved by suspending two balls close to each other by very long cords . In consequence of the attrac- tion of the balls , the cords will not hang parallel , but will incline towards each other as they descend , as shown in Fig . 9 ...
... proved by suspending two balls close to each other by very long cords . In consequence of the attrac- tion of the balls , the cords will not hang parallel , but will incline towards each other as they descend , as shown in Fig . 9 ...
Side 21
... proved by an ex- periment with two glass plates ground perfectly even . Let these be pressed together , and it will be found , on attempt- ing to pull them apart by their handles , that considerable force will be required . The larger ...
... proved by an ex- periment with two glass plates ground perfectly even . Let these be pressed together , and it will be found , on attempt- ing to pull them apart by their handles , that considerable force will be required . The larger ...
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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...