On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 335
... bismuth be freely suspended in the same manner , it will rest in a direction at right angles to that which the iron bar assumed . Thus the direction in which the iron sets is axial or in the line of force , while that which the bismuth ...
... bismuth be freely suspended in the same manner , it will rest in a direction at right angles to that which the iron bar assumed . Thus the direction in which the iron sets is axial or in the line of force , while that which the bismuth ...
Page 347
... bismuth ; so iron and bismuth are the most powerful in their respective classes , and both have a small con- ducting power for electricity . It may be presumed that many remarkable instances of diamagnetism are to be met with in nature ...
... bismuth ; so iron and bismuth are the most powerful in their respective classes , and both have a small con- ducting power for electricity . It may be presumed that many remarkable instances of diamagnetism are to be met with in nature ...
Page 348
... bismuth bar was freely suspended and the cores within the spirals were steel magnets . Had the effect been from currents induced in the mass of the bar of bismuth , division of the bar would have stopped them , but the result was the ...
... bismuth bar was freely suspended and the cores within the spirals were steel magnets . Had the effect been from currents induced in the mass of the bar of bismuth , division of the bar would have stopped them , but the result was the ...
Page 350
... bismuth , in which the planes of cleavage are parallel to its length , places itself equatorially with more force ... bismuth . Thus the ver- tical position of the cleavages , which increases the diamagnetism of the bismuth , increases ...
... bismuth , in which the planes of cleavage are parallel to its length , places itself equatorially with more force ... bismuth . Thus the ver- tical position of the cleavages , which increases the diamagnetism of the bismuth , increases ...
Page 351
... bismuth whose plane of principal cleavage is parallel to its length sets equatorially , but a bar of compressed bismuth dust , whose shortest dimensions coincide with the line of pressure , or a bar of bismuth whose principal planes of ...
... bismuth whose plane of principal cleavage is parallel to its length sets equatorially , but a bar of compressed bismuth dust , whose shortest dimensions coincide with the line of pressure , or a bar of bismuth whose principal planes of ...
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