A Natural Philosophy: Embracing the Most Recent Discoveries in the Various Branches of PhysicsD. Appleton, 1860 - 450 sider |
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Side 195
... conductor . 478. CHEMICAL ACTION , A SOURCE OF HEAT . - When , by combining two or more substances , we produce a new sub- stance totally different in its properties from either , we say that Chemical Action has taken place . Such ...
... conductor . 478. CHEMICAL ACTION , A SOURCE OF HEAT . - When , by combining two or more substances , we produce a new sub- stance totally different in its properties from either , we say that Chemical Action has taken place . Such ...
Side 199
... conductor ; and thus the order in which the pieces of phosphorus take fire indicates the order in which the metals that the rods are made of rank as conductors of heat . THE CONDUCTOMETER . 491. Conducting Power of different Substances ...
... conductor ; and thus the order in which the pieces of phosphorus take fire indicates the order in which the metals that the rods are made of rank as conductors of heat . THE CONDUCTOMETER . 491. Conducting Power of different Substances ...
Side 200
... conductor of heat . A log blazing at one end may be handled at the other without inconvenience . Hence metallic tea ... conductor , brought in contact with the body , carries off our animal heat and makes us feel cold . A bad conductor ...
... conductor of heat . A log blazing at one end may be handled at the other without inconvenience . Hence metallic tea ... conductor , brought in contact with the body , carries off our animal heat and makes us feel cold . A bad conductor ...
Side 201
... conductor . Of the materials used for clothing , wool is the worst conductor and linen the best ; cotton and silk rank between the two . Linen is therefore the most comfortable fabric for summer clothing , and woollen for winter . A ...
... conductor . Of the materials used for clothing , wool is the worst conductor and linen the best ; cotton and silk rank between the two . Linen is therefore the most comfortable fabric for summer clothing , and woollen for winter . A ...
Side 202
... conductor , it would soon take so much heat from animals and plants that their vital action could not make up the deficiency , and they would be chilled to death . Closed cellars are cooler than the surrounding air in summer , and warm ...
... conductor , it would soon take so much heat from animals and plants that their vital action could not make up the deficiency , and they would be chilled to death . Closed cellars are cooler than the surrounding air in summer , and warm ...
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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 300 - Leyden, of much eminence, said that " he felt himself struck in his arms, shoulders, and breast, so that he lost his breath ; and it was two days before he recovered from the effects of the blow and the terror ; adding, that he would not take a second shock for the kingdom of France.
Side 173 - The marine barometer has not yet been in general use for many years, and the author of this work was one of a numerous crew who probably owed their preservation to its almost miraculous warning. 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 began to fall with appalling rapidity.
Side 376 - Venus, a pea, on a circle of 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth, also a pea, on a circle of 430 feet ; Mars, a rather large pin's head, on a circle of...
Side 376 - Venus, a pea on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth also a pea, on a circle of 430 feet ; Mars, a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from 1000 to 1200 feet; Jupiter, a moderate-sized orange...
Side 174 - In that awful night, but for the little tube of mercury which had given the 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 34 - A diameter of a circle is a straight line drawn through the centre, and terminated both ways by the circumference.
Side 94 - These simple machines are the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the inclined plane, the wedge, and the screw.
Side 332 - ... countenance was simultaneously thrown into fearful action. Rage, horror, despair, anguish, and ghastly smiles united their hideous expression in the face. At this period several of the spectators were forced to leave the room from terror or sickness, and one gentleman fainted...