On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 102
... molecules of material bodies . All substances consist of an assemblage of material particles , or molecules , which are far too small to be visible by any means human ingenuity has yet been able to devise , and which are much beyond ...
... molecules of material bodies . All substances consist of an assemblage of material particles , or molecules , which are far too small to be visible by any means human ingenuity has yet been able to devise , and which are much beyond ...
Page 103
... molecules augments , and at last vanishes . When the molecules are still farther apart , the force becomes attractive . At that particular point where the change takes place the forces of repulsion and attraction balance each other ...
... molecules augments , and at last vanishes . When the molecules are still farther apart , the force becomes attractive . At that particular point where the change takes place the forces of repulsion and attraction balance each other ...
Page 104
... molecule , whilst the molecules attract each other in the direction of straight lines joining their centres . The nuclei may either be solid , or a high condensation of the atmospheres which surround each with decreasing density . When ...
... molecule , whilst the molecules attract each other in the direction of straight lines joining their centres . The nuclei may either be solid , or a high condensation of the atmospheres which surround each with decreasing density . When ...
Page 107
... molecules of the same substance unite in different forms must be very nu- merous , since of carbonate of lime alone there are many hundred varieties ; and certain it is , from the motion of polarised light through rock crystal , that a ...
... molecules of the same substance unite in different forms must be very nu- merous , since of carbonate of lime alone there are many hundred varieties ; and certain it is , from the motion of polarised light through rock crystal , that a ...
Page 108
... molecules , which must be in perpetual motion even in the stillest water or calmest air ; but we were not prepared to find motion to such an extent in the interior of solids . That their particles are brought nearer by cold and pressure ...
... molecules , which must be in perpetual motion even in the stillest water or calmest air ; but we were not prepared to find motion to such an extent in the interior of solids . That their particles are brought nearer by cold and pressure ...
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