On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Liquids by Pressure Gravitation of Particles - Cohesion - Crystallization Cleavage― Isomorphism — Minuteness of the Particles - Height of Atmosphere Chemical Affinity- Definite Proportions and Relative Weights of Atoms- Faraday's ...
... Liquids by Pressure Gravitation of Particles - Cohesion - Crystallization Cleavage― Isomorphism — Minuteness of the Particles - Height of Atmosphere Chemical Affinity- Definite Proportions and Relative Weights of Atoms- Faraday's ...
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... Liquids by Pressure Gravitation of Particles Cohesion Crystallization - Cleavage - Isomorphism Minuteness of the Particles Height of Atmosphere- Chemical Affinity- De- finite Proportions and Relative Weights of Atoms Faraday's Discovery ...
... Liquids by Pressure Gravitation of Particles Cohesion Crystallization - Cleavage - Isomorphism Minuteness of the Particles Height of Atmosphere- Chemical Affinity- De- finite Proportions and Relative Weights of Atoms Faraday's Discovery ...
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... liquid , or aëriform . Beyond this neutral point the attractive force increases as the distance between the molecules augments till it attains a maxi- mum ; when the particles are more apart , it diminishes ; and , as soon as they are ...
... liquid , or aëriform . Beyond this neutral point the attractive force increases as the distance between the molecules augments till it attains a maxi- mum ; when the particles are more apart , it diminishes ; and , as soon as they are ...
Page 104
... liquid ; and when the attraction of the molecules is very small compared with the elasticity of their ethereal at- mospheres , the body is a perfect gas . These atmospheres are supposed to be portions of the ethereal medium which ...
... liquid ; and when the attraction of the molecules is very small compared with the elasticity of their ethereal at- mospheres , the body is a perfect gas . These atmospheres are supposed to be portions of the ethereal medium which ...
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... liquids and solids , yet the pressure may be so great as to reduce an aëriform fluid to a liquid , and a liquid to a solid . Dr. Faraday has reduced some of the gases to a liquid state by very great compression ; but although ...
... liquids and solids , yet the pressure may be so great as to reduce an aëriform fluid to a liquid , and a liquid to a solid . Dr. Faraday has reduced some of the gases to a liquid state by very great compression ; but although ...
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