The result of his enquiries was, the discovery of the cause of the phenomena of dew, and affords one of the most beautiful instances of inductive reasoning which any part of the history of physical discovery has presented. Dr. Wells argued, that as a... Treatise on Heat - Page 324by Dionysius Lardner - 1833 - 429 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1834 - 550 pages
...discovery of Dufay remained a barren fact, until the attention of Dr. Wells was directed to the subject. He argued, that, as a clear and cloudless sky radiates...necessarily fall in temperature during the night, if they lie in a situation in which they are not exposed to the radiation of other objects in their neighbourhood.... | |
| Dionysius Lardner - 1846 - 628 pages
...barren fact until the attention of Dr. Wells was directed to the subject. The result of his inquiries was the discovery of the cause of the phenomena of...clear and cloudless sky radiates little or no heat toward the surface of the earth, all objects placed on the surface which are good radiators must necessarily... | |
| Dionysius Lardner - 1846 - 664 pages
...barren fact until the attention of Dr. Wells was directed to the subject. The result of his inquiries was the discovery of the cause of the phenomena of...inductive reasoning which any part of the history of phys- < ical discovery has presented. Dr. Wells argued that, as a clear and cloudless sky radiates... | |
| 1861 - 388 pages
..."Treatise on Heat" (1833), gives unbounded credit to Dr Wells. He says : — " The result of his inquiries was the discovery of the cause of the phenomena of...of the history of physical discovery has presented " (p. 328). In another Treatise on Heat, published in 1855, Dr Lardner still gives the whole credit... | |
| 1861 - 374 pages
...Treatise on Heat" (1833), gives unbounded credit to Dr Wells. He says : — " The result of his inquiries was the discovery of the cause of the phenomena of...of the history of physical discovery has presented " (p. 328). In another Treatise on Heat, published in 1855, Dr Lardner still gives the whole credit... | |
| Charles Tomlinson - 1863 - 156 pages
..."Treatise on Heat "(1833), gives the sole credit to Dr. Wells. He says : — "The result of his inquiries was the discovery of the cause of the phenomena of dew, and affords one of the 96 DR. WELL8 ON DEW. 3. No wonder, then, that Wells's " Essay on Dew," is famous. But among the thousands... | |
| 1869 - 416 pages
...exposed to the open air arises from a condensation of the atmosphere in their immediate neighbourhood. A clear and cloudless sky radiates little or no heat towards the surface of the earth, therefore all objects placed on the surface, which itie good radiators, must necessaiily fall in temperature... | |
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