A Natural Philosophy: Embracing the Most Recent Discoveries in the Various Branches of PhysicsD. Appleton, 1860 - 450 sider |
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Side 13
... vessel with as many oranges as it will hold , and then pour on a quantity of peas , shaking the vessel slightly so that they may settle in the empty spaces . Fig . 2 , difference between solids and fluids as regards figure ? 12. What is ...
... vessel with as many oranges as it will hold , and then pour on a quantity of peas , shaking the vessel slightly so that they may settle in the empty spaces . Fig . 2 , difference between solids and fluids as regards figure ? 12. What is ...
Side 14
... vessel will receive no more peas , repeat the process with fine grav- el , and it will be found that a considerable quantity will lodge between the oranges and peas . 14. INDESTRUCTIBILITY . - Indestructibility is that prop- erty which ...
... vessel will receive no more peas , repeat the process with fine grav- el , and it will be found that a considerable quantity will lodge between the oranges and peas . 14. INDESTRUCTIBILITY . - Indestructibility is that prop- erty which ...
Side 18
... vessels through which the fluids of their bodies must circulate ! The microscope reveals to us wonders of animal life that are almost in- credible . It shows us in duck - weed animalcules so small that it would take ten thousand ...
... vessels through which the fluids of their bodies must circulate ! The microscope reveals to us wonders of animal life that are almost in- credible . It shows us in duck - weed animalcules so small that it would take ten thousand ...
Side 19
... 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 between the particles of ...
... 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 between the particles of ...
Side 21
... is Gravitation ? How does it operate in the case of a cannon ball dropped from the hand to the earth ? How does it operate in the case of two cannon - balls suspended close to each other ? per , place a vessel beneath it , as in.
... is Gravitation ? How does it operate in the case of a cannon ball dropped from the hand to the earth ? How does it operate in the case of two cannon - balls suspended close to each other ? per , place a vessel beneath it , as in.
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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...