Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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Page 174
... steam in contact with water . " Dry steam " is affected by heat precisely in the same manner as the permanent gases . The energy called heat is , as we have seen in the remarkable experiment of Groves , capable of application until a ...
... steam in contact with water . " Dry steam " is affected by heat precisely in the same manner as the permanent gases . The energy called heat is , as we have seen in the remarkable experiment of Groves , capable of application until a ...
Page 175
... steam , a simple arrangement of apparatus may suffice . and Thus , supposing each flask to contain eight ounces of water at 60 ° F. , the steam from one of them be conducted into the other until the temperature is raised to 188 ° F ...
... steam , a simple arrangement of apparatus may suffice . and Thus , supposing each flask to contain eight ounces of water at 60 ° F. , the steam from one of them be conducted into the other until the temperature is raised to 188 ° F ...
Page 193
... steam had done its work in the cylinder , it passed to the surface - condenser , which was surrounded with ether , and , causing this fluid to boil , the vapour passed to another cylinder , where it exerted its elastic force ; and after ...
... steam had done its work in the cylinder , it passed to the surface - condenser , which was surrounded with ether , and , causing this fluid to boil , the vapour passed to another cylinder , where it exerted its elastic force ; and after ...
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