Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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Page 347
... Action of the Regulator . - The drawing represents the apparatus in action , and the carbon points about half used . The carbon points are placed in their supports A " , 9 , while the apparatus has no communication with a battery ; the ...
... Action of the Regulator . - The drawing represents the apparatus in action , and the carbon points about half used . The carbon points are placed in their supports A " , 9 , while the apparatus has no communication with a battery ; the ...
Page 537
... action " to be that change which takes place when one or more substances unite and form another or other bodies perfectly different from those that were engaged in forming it or them It is chemical action that maintains the greatest of ...
... action " to be that change which takes place when one or more substances unite and form another or other bodies perfectly different from those that were engaged in forming it or them It is chemical action that maintains the greatest of ...
Page 560
... action is supplied when the cotton is ignited , and the action is aided by the oxygen contained in the cotton itself . The proportion of the hydrogen originally oxidized by the action of the mixed acids depends upon the strength of ...
... action is supplied when the cotton is ignited , and the action is aided by the oxygen contained in the cotton itself . The proportion of the hydrogen originally oxidized by the action of the mixed acids depends upon the strength of ...
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