On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 138
... electricity being incomparably greater than that of sound , the thunder may be regarded as originating in every point of a flash of lightning at the same instant . The sound from the nearest point will arrive first ; and if the flash ...
... electricity being incomparably greater than that of sound , the thunder may be regarded as originating in every point of a flash of lightning at the same instant . The sound from the nearest point will arrive first ; and if the flash ...
Page 217
... electricity which the experiments of M. E. Bec- querel confirm , showing that electricity is developed during che- mical action by the violet rays , that it is feebly developed by the blue and indigo , but that none is excited by the ...
... electricity which the experiments of M. E. Bec- querel confirm , showing that electricity is developed during che- mical action by the violet rays , that it is feebly developed by the blue and indigo , but that none is excited by the ...
Page 221
... electricity , found a perfect image of the medal impressed on the glass , which could be brought into evidence by either mercury or iodine ; and , when several plates of glass were interposed between the medal and the metallic plate ...
... electricity , found a perfect image of the medal impressed on the glass , which could be brought into evidence by either mercury or iodine ; and , when several plates of glass were interposed between the medal and the metallic plate ...
Page 222
... electricity or temperature : others clearly point at some unknown influence exerted between surfaces at a distance , and affecting their molecular structure : possibly it may be the parathermic rays , which have a peculiar chemical ...
... electricity or temperature : others clearly point at some unknown influence exerted between surfaces at a distance , and affecting their molecular structure : possibly it may be the parathermic rays , which have a peculiar chemical ...
Page 277
... electricity , it is the greatest power that has been made sub- servient to the wants of man . It is found that the absolute quantity of heat consumed in the process of converting water into steam is the same at whatever temperature ...
... electricity , it is the greatest power that has been made sub- servient to the wants of man . It is found that the absolute quantity of heat consumed in the process of converting water into steam is the same at whatever temperature ...
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