Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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Page 151
... given bulk to a certain temperature cannot alter . If , however , a pint of water at 100 ° F. is mixed with a pint of mercury at 40 ° F. , the resulting temperature is not the mean , 70 ° , but 80 ° ; the water has only fallen 20 ...
... given bulk to a certain temperature cannot alter . If , however , a pint of water at 100 ° F. is mixed with a pint of mercury at 40 ° F. , the resulting temperature is not the mean , 70 ° , but 80 ° ; the water has only fallen 20 ...
Page 164
... given source of light ; but it cannot give the number of vibrations per second producing the light . A thermometer can tell us truthfully how mach hotter or colder than 32 or 212 ° F. a substance may be ; but it cannot inform us what ...
... given source of light ; but it cannot give the number of vibrations per second producing the light . A thermometer can tell us truthfully how mach hotter or colder than 32 or 212 ° F. a substance may be ; but it cannot inform us what ...
Page 333
... given length and diameter might be employed ; but , as very small differences of diameter are attended with considerable differences in the resistances of wires , it is more convenient to assume for the unit of resistance a wire of a given ...
... given length and diameter might be employed ; but , as very small differences of diameter are attended with considerable differences in the resistances of wires , it is more convenient to assume for the unit of resistance a wire of a given ...
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