Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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Page 151
... less " capacity for heat " ( keeping to old expres- sions ) than water , and it requires a smaller amount of heat to raise it to a given temperature , viz . , 80 ° . For the term , " capacity of heat , " or specific heat , " substitute ...
... less " capacity for heat " ( keeping to old expres- sions ) than water , and it requires a smaller amount of heat to raise it to a given temperature , viz . , 80 ° . For the term , " capacity of heat , " or specific heat , " substitute ...
Page 485
... less sensible , by reason that the portions of the string which remain free influence in a greater or less degree that which we act on ; and , besides , the notes are pro- * The notes called harmonics are thus called from their ...
... less sensible , by reason that the portions of the string which remain free influence in a greater or less degree that which we act on ; and , besides , the notes are pro- * The notes called harmonics are thus called from their ...
Page 541
... less amount ends in ous , as sulphurous acid , H2SO ,. An acid has sometimes been discovered containing a larger proportion of oxygen than the one to which the termination ic had been given . Then the prefix per has been used to denote ...
... less amount ends in ous , as sulphurous acid , H2SO ,. An acid has sometimes been discovered containing a larger proportion of oxygen than the one to which the termination ic had been given . Then the prefix per has been used to denote ...
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