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Page 106
The spherical form of rain - drops ; the difficulty of . detaching a plate of glass from the surface of water ; the force with which two plane surfaces adhere when pressed together ; the drops that cling to the window - glass in a ...
The spherical form of rain - drops ; the difficulty of . detaching a plate of glass from the surface of water ; the force with which two plane surfaces adhere when pressed together ; the drops that cling to the window - glass in a ...
Page 113
This peculiar action of the cohesive force is called capillary attraction or capillarity . If a glass tube of extremely fine bore , such as a small thermometer tube , be plunged into a cup of water or ...
This peculiar action of the cohesive force is called capillary attraction or capillarity . If a glass tube of extremely fine bore , such as a small thermometer tube , be plunged into a cup of water or ...
Page 114
Now it appears that , as glass is more dense than water or alcohol , the resulting force will be inclined towards the interior side of the tube ; therefore the surface of the liquid must be more elevated at the sides of the tube than in ...
Now it appears that , as glass is more dense than water or alcohol , the resulting force will be inclined towards the interior side of the tube ; therefore the surface of the liquid must be more elevated at the sides of the tube than in ...
Page 115
Wine is drawn up in a curve on the interior surface of a glass ; tea rises above its level on the side of a cup ; but , if the glass or cup be too full , the edges attract the liquid downwards , and give it a rounded form .
Wine is drawn up in a curve on the interior surface of a glass ; tea rises above its level on the side of a cup ; but , if the glass or cup be too full , the edges attract the liquid downwards , and give it a rounded form .
Page 135
Indeed they pass through iron , glass , and some kinds of wood , at the rate of 18,530 feet in a second . The velocity of sound is obstructed by a variety of circumstances , such as falling snow , fog , rain , or any other cause which ...
Indeed they pass through iron , glass , and some kinds of wood , at the rate of 18,530 feet in a second . The velocity of sound is obstructed by a variety of circumstances , such as falling snow , fog , rain , or any other cause which ...
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| Title | On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
| Author | Mary Somerville |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1858 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2013 |
| Length | 523 pages |
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