Heat a Mode of MotionD. Appleton, 1880 - 591 pages |
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absorbed absorption Acetic ether action amount of heat Amylene aqueous vapour atmosphere atoms augmented beam bismuth Bisulphide of carbon body boiling calorific carbonic acid cause cell chemical chilled Chloroform cold colour combustion condensation cool copper cube cylinder deflection degree diathermancy earth effect electric emitted energy ethereal waves expansion experiment experimental tube feet flame flask force galvanometer gases glass heat-rays hydrogen incandescent inch intercepted invisible invisible rays Iodide of methyl iodine Joule lamp light liquid luminous Mayer mechanical Melloni mercury metal molecular molecules motion needle nitrite of amyl observed obtained olefiant gas oxygen particles pass pile placed plate platinum polarised pressure produced quantity of heat radiant heat radiation raise rays rock-salt Rumford solar solid source of heat space spectrum substance Sulphuric ether surface temperature thermo-pile thermometer thickness tion transparent velocity vessel vibrations vis viva waves weight wire