On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesMurray, 1858 - 555 pages |
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Page xiv
... Wire and a Magnet about its Axis Of Mercury and Water or Helix - Suspension of a Needle in a Helix tion Temporary Magnets The Galvanometer - - - .. 312 SECTION XXXI . Electro - Dynamics - Reciprocal Action of xiv CONTENTS .
... Wire and a Magnet about its Axis Of Mercury and Water or Helix - Suspension of a Needle in a Helix tion Temporary Magnets The Galvanometer - - - .. 312 SECTION XXXI . Electro - Dynamics - Reciprocal Action of xiv CONTENTS .
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... wire . The oscillations were observed for more than 100 hours continuously , when it was found that the lower pendulum made 23 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 23 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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