On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 78
... experiments of Mr. Perkins they appear to be capable of a greater degree of compression than has generally been imagined . But a density so extreme is not borne out by astronomical observation . It might seem to follow therefore that ...
... experiments of Mr. Perkins they appear to be capable of a greater degree of compression than has generally been imagined . But a density so extreme is not borne out by astronomical observation . It might seem to follow therefore that ...
Page 111
... of water . Dr. Faraday has proved , by experiments on bodies both in solution and fusion , that chemical affinity is merely a result of the electrical state of the particles of matter . Now SECT . XIV . 111 DEFINITE PROPORTIONS .
... of water . Dr. Faraday has proved , by experiments on bodies both in solution and fusion , that chemical affinity is merely a result of the electrical state of the particles of matter . Now SECT . XIV . 111 DEFINITE PROPORTIONS .
Page 132
... experiments on the sense of hearing , found that many people , though not at all deaf , are quite insensible to the cry of the bat or the cricket , while to others it is painfully shrill . From his experiments he concluded that human ...
... experiments on the sense of hearing , found that many people , though not at all deaf , are quite insensible to the cry of the bat or the cricket , while to others it is painfully shrill . From his experiments he concluded that human ...
Page 134
... experiments which had been made at that epoch ; but by inverting the problem , and assuming the velocity of sound as given by experiment , it was computed that the temperature of a 134 SECT . XVI . VELOCITY OF SOUND .
... experiments which had been made at that epoch ; but by inverting the problem , and assuming the velocity of sound as given by experiment , it was computed that the temperature of a 134 SECT . XVI . VELOCITY OF SOUND .
Page 137
... experiments made on the pipes of the aqueducts in Paris , that a continued conversation could be carried on in the lowest possible whisper through a cylindrical tube about 3120 feet long , the time of transmission through that space ...
... experiments made on the pipes of the aqueducts in Paris , that a continued conversation could be carried on in the lowest possible whisper through a cylindrical tube about 3120 feet long , the time of transmission through that space ...
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