Heat Considered as a Mode of Motion: Being a Course of Twelve Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in the Season of 1862D. Appleton, 1863 - 480 pages |
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absorption Acetic ether action amount of heat antimony aqueous vapour atmosphere atoms augmented ball beam bismuth body boiling boiling point brass bubbles calorific carbonic acid cause Celsius chilled cold combustion condensation cool copper cube cylinder deflection degrees diathermancy distance earth effect electric emitted energy ether ethereal waves expansion experiment experimental tube fall feet flame flask force freezing friction galvanometer gases geyser glacier glass hence hydrogen inches iron Joule lamp lampblack latent heat lecture light liquid magnet mass Mayer mechanical melting mercury metal molecular motion moves needle observed olefiant gas oxygen particles pass piece plate portion pound pressure produced quantity of heat radiant heat radiation raise rays rocker rocksalt screen sensible solid source of heat space spectrum substance sufficient Sulphuric Ether surface temperature theory thermo-electric pile thermometer tion transparent velocity vessel vibrations warm weight wire Zodiacal Light