On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 115
... separated . The whole outline of the liquid column will have the form of a hyperbola . Indeed , so universal is the action of capillarity , that solids and liquids cannot touch one another without producing a change in the form of the ...
... separated . The whole outline of the liquid column will have the form of a hyperbola . Indeed , so universal is the action of capillarity , that solids and liquids cannot touch one another without producing a change in the form of the ...
Page 129
... separated by equal intervals and move in equal times . A sudden blast depresses each ear equally and successively in the direction of the wind , but , in consequence of the elasticity of the stalks and the force of the impulse , each ...
... separated by equal intervals and move in equal times . A sudden blast depresses each ear equally and successively in the direction of the wind , but , in consequence of the elasticity of the stalks and the force of the impulse , each ...
Page 130
... separated by equal intervals , where they will be in their natural state of density . In consequence of these changes the field will be marked by an alternation of bright and dark bands . Thus the successive waves which fly over the ...
... separated by equal intervals , where they will be in their natural state of density . In consequence of these changes the field will be marked by an alternation of bright and dark bands . Thus the successive waves which fly over the ...
Page 132
... separated from one another . With 720 teeth on a wheel thirty - two inches in diameter , the sound produced by 12,000 strokes in a second was audible , which corresponds to 24,000 vibrations of a musical chord . So that the human ear ...
... separated from one another . With 720 teeth on a wheel thirty - two inches in diameter , the sound produced by 12,000 strokes in a second was audible , which corresponds to 24,000 vibrations of a musical chord . So that the human ear ...
Page 141
... separated by points actually at rest . In proof of this , pieces of paper placed on the string at the half , third , fourth , or other aliquot points , according to the corresponding harmonic sound , will remain on it during its ...
... separated by points actually at rest . In proof of this , pieces of paper placed on the string at the half , third , fourth , or other aliquot points , according to the corresponding harmonic sound , will remain on it during its ...
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