On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 44
... intensity diminishes with the distance from the axis of rotation , it decreases from the equator to the poles , where it ceases . Now it is clear that these two forces are in direct opposition to each other in the equator alone , and ...
... intensity diminishes with the distance from the axis of rotation , it decreases from the equator to the poles , where it ceases . Now it is clear that these two forces are in direct opposition to each other in the equator alone , and ...
Page 49
... intensity of the centrifugal force is measured by the deflection of any point from the tangent in a second . For , since the centrifugal force balances the attraction of the earth , it is an exact measure of the gravi- tating force ...
... intensity of the centrifugal force is measured by the deflection of any point from the tangent in a second . For , since the centrifugal force balances the attraction of the earth , it is an exact measure of the gravi- tating force ...
Page 103
... intensity , and that there is a mutual attraction between the particles of matter and the atoms of the medium , forces which are assumed to vary inversely as the square of the distance . Hence , when the material molecules of a body are ...
... intensity , and that there is a mutual attraction between the particles of matter and the atoms of the medium , forces which are assumed to vary inversely as the square of the distance . Hence , when the material molecules of a body are ...
Page 118
... intensity of sound , to affect respiration , and to occasion a loss of muscular strength . The blood burst from the lips and ears of M. de Humboldt as he ascended the Andes ; and he experienced the same difficulty in kindling and ...
... intensity of sound , to affect respiration , and to occasion a loss of muscular strength . The blood burst from the lips and ears of M. de Humboldt as he ascended the Andes ; and he experienced the same difficulty in kindling and ...
Page 129
... Intensity Noises - A Musical Sound Quality - Pitch Extent of Human Hearing - Velocity of Sound in Air , Water , and Solids— Causes of the Obstruction of Sound - Law of its Intensity - Reflection Echoes - Thunder- Refraction of Sound ...
... Intensity Noises - A Musical Sound Quality - Pitch Extent of Human Hearing - Velocity of Sound in Air , Water , and Solids— Causes of the Obstruction of Sound - Law of its Intensity - Reflection Echoes - Thunder- Refraction of Sound ...
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