On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Wire and a Magnet - Rotation of a Magnet about its Axis Of Mercury and Water Electro - Magnetic Cylinder Electro - Magnetic Induc- . 312 - - or Helix - Suspension of a Needle in a Helix tion - Temporary Magnets The Galvanometer ...
... Wire and a Magnet - Rotation of a Magnet about its Axis Of Mercury and Water Electro - Magnetic Cylinder Electro - Magnetic Induc- . 312 - - or Helix - Suspension of a Needle in a Helix tion - Temporary Magnets The Galvanometer ...
Page 57
... wire . The oscillations were observed for more than 100 hours continuously , when it was found that the lower pendulum made 2 oscillations more in 24 hours than the upper The experiment was repeated for the same length of time with the ...
... wire . The oscillations were observed for more than 100 hours continuously , when it was found that the lower pendulum made 2 oscillations more in 24 hours than the upper The experiment was repeated for the same length of time with the ...
Page 135
... wire six hundred feet long ; consequently it is heard twice - first as communicated by the wire , and afterwards through the medium of the air . The facility with which the vibrations of sound are transmitted along the grain of a log of ...
... wire six hundred feet long ; consequently it is heard twice - first as communicated by the wire , and afterwards through the medium of the air . The facility with which the vibrations of sound are transmitted along the grain of a log of ...
Page 140
... wire stretched between two pins , when drawn aside and suddenly let go , will vibrate till its own rigidity and the resistance of the air reduce it to rest . These oscillations may be rotatory , in every plane , or confined to one plane ...
... wire stretched between two pins , when drawn aside and suddenly let go , will vibrate till its own rigidity and the resistance of the air reduce it to rest . These oscillations may be rotatory , in every plane , or confined to one plane ...
Page 150
... wires or rods of very considerable length , to a pro- perly disposed sounding - board in a distant apartment . The sounds of an entire orchestra may be transmitted and reciprocated by connecting one end of a metallic rod with a sounding ...
... wires or rods of very considerable length , to a pro- perly disposed sounding - board in a distant apartment . The sounds of an entire orchestra may be transmitted and reciprocated by connecting one end of a metallic rod with a sounding ...
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