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" It is hardly necessary to add that anything which any insulated body, or system of bodies, can continue to furnish without limitation, cannot possibly be a material substance; and it appears to me to be extremely difficult, if not quite impossible, to... "
A History of Physics in Its Elementary Branches: Including the Evolution of ... - Page 191
by Florian Cajori - 1899 - 322 pages
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The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, Volumes 29-30

1774 - 628 pages
...materials employed or acted upon, he says — " It appears to me to be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to form any distinct idea of anything...capable of being excited and communicated in the manner that heat was excited and communicated in these experiments, except it be motion,"-)- and then goes...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 26

1798 - 618 pages
...bodies, can continue to furnish with* out limitation t cannot possibly be a material fiibßance ¡ and it appears to me to be extremely difficult, if...not quite impossible, to form any distinct idea of any thing capable of being excited and communicated, in the manner the heat was excited and Communicated...
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Essays, Political, Economical, and Philosophical, Volume 2

Benjamin Graf von Rumford - 1798 - 550 pages
...fyftem of bodies, can continue to furnifti without limitation, eannot poffibly be a material fubftance i and it appears to me to be extremely difficult, if not quite impoffible, to form any diftiuct idea of any thing, capable of being excited and communicated, in the...
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Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts, Volume 2

William Nicholson - 1799 - 652 pages
...fyflem of bodies can continue to furnifh -without limitation^ cannot poffibly be a material fubftance j and it appears to me to be extremely difficult, if not quite impoffible, to form any diilincì idea of any thing capable of being excited and communicated in the...
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A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century: Part First; in Two ..., Volume 1

Samuel Miller - 1803 - 572 pages
...any means one of the smallest which Count RUMFORD suggests, viz. " that any thing which any insulated body, or system of bodies, can continue to furnish, without, limitation, cannot be a material substance." Yet tjie electric fluid is granted, on all hands, to be a distinct substance...
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The Brighton gleaner; or, General repository of literary ..., Volume 1

1822 - 494 pages
...not be matter ; for, says he — " It is hardly necessary to add, that any thing which any insulated body, or system of bodies, can continue to furnish...limitation, cannot possibly be a material substance." " Another method of producing heat is by the taking place of chemical attractions. Every chemical attraction...
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Elements of the economy of nature; or, The principles of physics, chemistry ...

John Gibson MacVicar - 1830 - 674 pages
...appeared evidently to be inexhaustible. It is hardly necessary to add, that any thing which any insulated body or system of bodies can continue to furnish without...not quite impossible, to form any distinct idea of any thing capable of being excited and communicated in the manner in which beat was excited, and communicated...
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Readings in Natural Philosophy: Or, A Popular Display of the Wonders of ...

Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 728 pages
...appeared evidently to be inexhaustible. It is hardly necessary to add, that any thing which any insulated body, or system of bodies, can continue to furnish...not quite impossible, to form any distinct idea of any thing, capable of being excited, and communicated, in the manner the heat was excited and communicated...
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A Familiar Introduction to the Arts Sciences: With Original Introductory ...

Jeremiah Joyce - 1852 - 430 pages
...could" not be matter: for says he, " It is hardly necessary to add, that any thing which any insulated body, or system of bodies, can continue to furnish...limitation, cannot possibly be a material substance." Another method of producing heat is by the taking place of chemical attractions. Every chemical attraction,...
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The Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Engineering, Agricultural ..., Volume 75

1861 - 460 pages
...source of it appeared evidently to be inexhaustible, the Count adds that "anything which any insulated body, or system of bodies, can continue to furnish...be a material substance ; and it appears to me to bo extremely difficult, if not quite impossible, to form any distinct idea of anything capable of being...
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