Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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Page 167
... various elements , as , for instance , I being taken as the combining proportion or equivalent for hydrogen , 16 will be that of oxygen ; or 1 of hydrogen may displace 65 of zinc : hence the former is equiva- lent to the latter . Atomic ...
... various elements , as , for instance , I being taken as the combining proportion or equivalent for hydrogen , 16 will be that of oxygen ; or 1 of hydrogen may displace 65 of zinc : hence the former is equiva- lent to the latter . Atomic ...
Page 220
... various experiments with electro- scopes it may be learned that friction under every circumstance , and even when disguised , as in the rapid evaporation of water from a hot surface , is an important source of electricity ; That there ...
... various experiments with electro- scopes it may be learned that friction under every circumstance , and even when disguised , as in the rapid evaporation of water from a hot surface , is an important source of electricity ; That there ...
Page 409
... various intervals and alternately in opposite directions , so as to determine the occurrence of printed lines and intervals of various lengths in the receiving instrument : in this modification one current - governing needle has a to ...
... various intervals and alternately in opposite directions , so as to determine the occurrence of printed lines and intervals of various lengths in the receiving instrument : in this modification one current - governing needle has a to ...
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