Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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Page 143
... motion of heat . Sir H. Davy speaks emphatically upon this motion in his " Chemical Philosophy . " " It seems possible to account for all the phenomena of heat , if it be supposed that in solids the particles are in a constant state of ...
... motion of heat . Sir H. Davy speaks emphatically upon this motion in his " Chemical Philosophy . " " It seems possible to account for all the phenomena of heat , if it be supposed that in solids the particles are in a constant state of ...
Page 151
... motion , " or " capacity for molecular motion . " 66 We may once more return to Tyndall's paradox with the bismuth and iron . The " capacity for heat , " or " specific heat , " of iron is o1138 ; that of bismuth is only 00308 : like the ...
... motion , " or " capacity for molecular motion . " 66 We may once more return to Tyndall's paradox with the bismuth and iron . The " capacity for heat , " or " specific heat , " of iron is o1138 ; that of bismuth is only 00308 : like the ...
Page 405
... motion of the upper end of a frame containing three punches , the extremities of which are in the same transverse line . Each of these punches is capable of being sepa- rately elevated by an appropriate finger - key . By the pressure of ...
... motion of the upper end of a frame containing three punches , the extremities of which are in the same transverse line . Each of these punches is capable of being sepa- rately elevated by an appropriate finger - key . By the pressure of ...
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