On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Copper , very different Proof of Diamagnetic Polarity and Induction - Magne- crystallic Action - Effects of Compression , Heat , and Cleavage on Mag- netic Bodies Mutual Dependence of Light , Heat , Electricity , & c . & c . The ...
... Copper , very different Proof of Diamagnetic Polarity and Induction - Magne- crystallic Action - Effects of Compression , Heat , and Cleavage on Mag- netic Bodies Mutual Dependence of Light , Heat , Electricity , & c . & c . The ...
Page 109
... copper , zinc , nickel , and manganese , all of which are identical in form and contain the same quantity of oxygen , but differ in the respective metals they contain , which are , however , nearly in the same proportion in each . All ...
... copper , zinc , nickel , and manganese , all of which are identical in form and contain the same quantity of oxygen , but differ in the respective metals they contain , which are , however , nearly in the same proportion in each . All ...
Page 170
... on soap - bubbles , the iridescent colours produced by heat on polished steel and copper , the fringes of colour between the lamina of Iceland spar and sulphate of lime , all consist of 170 SECT . XX . PROPAGATION OF LIGHT .
... on soap - bubbles , the iridescent colours produced by heat on polished steel and copper , the fringes of colour between the lamina of Iceland spar and sulphate of lime , all consist of 170 SECT . XX . PROPAGATION OF LIGHT .
Page 205
... Copper , plated with silver , was successfully employed by M. Daguerre for copying nature by the agency of light . The surface of the plate is converted into an iodide of silver , by placing it horizontally with its face downwards in a ...
... Copper , plated with silver , was successfully employed by M. Daguerre for copying nature by the agency of light . The surface of the plate is converted into an iodide of silver , by placing it horizontally with its face downwards in a ...
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... copper , the red rays of the condensed spectrum pro- duced on it , not whiteness , but a full and fiery red , which occupied the whole space on which any of the visible red rays had fallen ; and this red remained unchanged , however ...
... copper , the red rays of the condensed spectrum pro- duced on it , not whiteness , but a full and fiery red , which occupied the whole space on which any of the visible red rays had fallen ; and this red remained unchanged , however ...
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