 | Andrew Jamieson - 1895 - 614 pages
...temperature on the assumption that heat is a material substance. Davy said — " The immediate causo of the phenomenon of heat is motion, and the laws of its communication are precisely the same as the communication of the laws of motion." Maxwell, in his Theory of Heat, p. 306, says — " The molecules... | |
 | 1896 - 844 pages
...friction were also made about the same time, but it was not until 1812 that he came to the conclusion that ' the immediate cause of the phenomenon of heat...same as the laws of the communication of motion.' From data given by Rumford, it may be calculated that 940 footpounds of work are necessary to produce... | |
 | Henry Smith Carhart - 1896 - 462 pages
...was not till 1812 that he asserted with firm conviction that " The fundamental cause of the phenomena of heat is motion, and the laws of its communication...same as the laws of the communication of motion." The first of these propositions should now be amended in view of the doctrine of the Conservation of Energy.... | |
 | John Mackintosh - 1896 - 532 pages
...scientific men. In 1812, Davy enounced that the direct cause of the phenomenon of heat is motion, and that the laws of its communication are precisely the same as the laws of the communication of motion. The researches into the radiation and absorption of heat mainly form the physical basis of Spectrum Analysis,... | |
 | Andrew Jamieson - 1897 - 656 pages
...presence of the increased temperature on the assumption that heat is a material substance. Davy said — " The immediate cause of the phenomenon of heat is motion,...of its communication are precisely the same as the communication of the laws of motion." Maxwell, in his Theory of Heat, p. 306, says — " The molecules... | |
 | Andrew Jamieson - 1897 - 362 pages
...presence of the increased temperature on the assumption that heat is a material substance. Davy said — " The immediate cause of the phenomenon of heat is motion,...of its communication are precisely the same as the communication of the laws of motion." Maxwell, in his Theory of Heat, p. 306, says — -"The molecules... | |
 | Thomas Minchin Goodeve - 1898 - 490 pages
...statement in considering the working of heat engines. It is expressed in the following sentence : — ' The immediate cause of the phenomenon of heat is motion,...precisely the same as the laws of the communication of motion.1 HEAT IS PRODUCED BY THE AGITATION OF THE MOLECULES OF BODIES. 33. After the experiments of... | |
 | Florian Cajori - 1899 - 352 pages
...of the correctness of this view as Rumford, and it was not till 1812 that he felt sure in asserting that " the immediate cause of the phenomenon of heat...same as the laws of the communication of motion." ' Arguing from Rumford's experiments, a conclusive refutation of the caloric theory was given in 1807... | |
 | Florian Cajori - 1899 - 344 pages
...of the correctness of this view as Rumford, and it was not till 1812 that he felt sure in asserting that "the immediate cause of the phenomenon of heat...same as the laws of the communication of motion." ' Arguing from Rumford's experiments, a conclusive refutation of the caloric theory was given in 1807... | |
 | Florian Cajori - 1899 - 342 pages
...of the correctness of this view as Rumford, and it was 'not till 1812 that he felt sure in asserting that "the immediate cause of the phenomenon of heat...precisely the same as the laws of the communication of motion."1 Arguing from Rumford's experiments, a conclusive refutation of the caloric theory was given... | |
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The immediate cause of the phenomena of heat then is motion, and the laws of its communication are precisely the same, as the laws of the communication of motion. 
