 That the quantity of heat capable of increasing the temperature of a pound of water (weighed in vacuo, and taken at between 55° and 60°) by 1° Fahr.  Britain's Heritage of Science - Page 28by Sir Arthur Schuster, Sir Arthur Everett Shipley - 1917 - 334 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) - 1857 - 536 pages
...to the chemical action going on. Mr. Joule has proved by a series of most satisfactory experiments, that : " The quantity of heat capable of increasing...converted into, a mechanical force capable of raising 838 IDS. to the perpendicular height of one foot." Quoting Mr. J. Scott Russell, Mr. Joule proceeds : "... | |
 | 1843 - 714 pages
...dynamometrical apparatus attached to his machine, the author ascertained, that, in all the above cases, a quantity of heat, capable of increasing the temperature...pound of water by one degree of Fahrenheit's scale, is evolved with the magnetism which possesses a force sufficient to raise a weight of about 874 pounds... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1844 - 480 pages
...dynamometrical apparatus attached to his machine, the author has ascertained that, in all the above cases, a quantity of heat, capable of increasing the temperature...water by one degree of Fahrenheit's scale, is equal to a mechanical force capable of raising a weight of about 838 pounds to the height of one foot. On the... | |
 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 1890 - 412 pages
...also, and from these he reached the first determination of the mechanical equivalent of heat, namely. " The quantity of heat capable of increasing the temperature...converted into, a mechanical force capable of raising 838 pounds to the perpendicular height of one foot." This result, as we now know, is too large, and in... | |
 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 1890 - 404 pages
...also, and from these he reached the first determination of the mechanical equivalent of heat, namely. " The quantity of heat capable of increasing the temperature...degree of Fahrenheit's scale is equal to, and may be couverted into, a mechanical force capable of raising 838 pounds to the perpendicular height of one... | |
 | 1857 - 578 pages
...to the chemical action going on. Mr. Joule has proved by a series of most satisfactory experiments, that : " The quantity of heat capable of increasing...converted into, a mechanical force capable of raising 838 IDs. to the perpendicular height of one foot." Quoting Mr. J. Scott Russell, Mr. Joule proceeds : "... | |
 | Joseph Jones - 1859 - 444 pages
...friction of bodies, whether solid or liquid, is always proportional to the quantity of force expended. 2. That the quantity of heat capable of increasing the temperature of a pound of water (weighed in vacuo, taken at between 55 and 60°) by 1° F. requires for its evolution the expenditure... | |
 | American Medical Association - 1859 - 740 pages
...friction of bodies, whether solid or liquid, is alwaya proportional to the quantity of force expended. 2. That the quantity of heat capable of increasing the temperature of a pound of water (weighed in vacuo, taken at between 55 and 60°) by 1° F. requires for its evolution the expenditure... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1860 - 786 pages
...to the chemical action going on. Mr. Joule lias proved by a scries of most satisfactory experiments, that : " The quantity of heat capable of increasing...838 Ibs. to the perpendicular height of one foot." Mr. J. Scott Russell has shown that in the Cornish boilers, at Huel Towan and tbe United Mines, the... | |
 | 1864 - 572 pages
...friction of bodies, whether solid or 'liquid, is always proportional to the quantity of work expended. 2d, The quantity of heat capable of increasing the temperature of a pound of water (wcighed in vacuo, and taken at between 55° and 60°) by 1° Fahr., requires for its evolution the... | |
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