On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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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 276
... . The development of heat on a stupendous scale is exhibited in lightning : it is proportional to the square of the quantity of electricity discharged , and is due to its excessive 276 LATENT HEAT AN EXPANSIVE FORCE . SECT . XXVII .
... . The development of heat on a stupendous scale is exhibited in lightning : it is proportional to the square of the quantity of electricity discharged , and is due to its excessive 276 LATENT HEAT AN EXPANSIVE FORCE . SECT . XXVII .
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 ...
Page 281
... Here our knowledge ends : the mysterious influence of matter on mind will in all probability be for ever hid from man . SECTION XXVIII . Common or Static Electricity , or Electricity SECT . XXVII . 281 FALLACY OF THE SENSES .
... Here our knowledge ends : the mysterious influence of matter on mind will in all probability be for ever hid from man . SECTION XXVIII . Common or Static Electricity , or Electricity SECT . XXVII . 281 FALLACY OF THE SENSES .
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