On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 115
... liquid downwards , and give it a rounded form . A column of liquid will rise above or sink below its level between two plane parallel surfaces when near to one another , according to the relative densities of the plates and the liquid ...
... liquid downwards , and give it a rounded form . A column of liquid will rise above or sink below its level between two plane parallel surfaces when near to one another , according to the relative densities of the plates and the liquid ...
Page 116
... liquid which separates them is curved at its surface . A bit of tea - leaf is attracted by the edge of the cup if wet , and repelled when dry , provided it be not too far from the edge and the cup moderately full ; if too full , the ...
... liquid which separates them is curved at its surface . A bit of tea - leaf is attracted by the edge of the cup if wet , and repelled when dry , provided it be not too far from the edge and the cup moderately full ; if too full , the ...
Page 130
... liquid , and the undulations of the air , like waves in the corn , are evidently not real masses moving in the direction in which they are advancing , but merely outlines , motions , or forms passing along , and comprehending all the ...
... liquid , and the undulations of the air , like waves in the corn , are evidently not real masses moving in the direction in which they are advancing , but merely outlines , motions , or forms passing along , and comprehending all the ...
Page 191
... liquid has no circular polarization ; but if the solution be allowed to crystallize , some of the crystals turn the light to the right and others to the left . Now , if all those of one kind be gathered together and dissolved a second ...
... liquid has no circular polarization ; but if the solution be allowed to crystallize , some of the crystals turn the light to the right and others to the left . Now , if all those of one kind be gathered together and dissolved a second ...
Page 197
... liquid ; and Sir John Herschel , who discovered the fluorescent property in this liquid , and gave it the name of epipolic light , found that the remainder of the beam , when it issued from the solution , though not apparently different ...
... liquid ; and Sir John Herschel , who discovered the fluorescent property in this liquid , and gave it the name of epipolic light , found that the remainder of the beam , when it issued from the solution , though not apparently different ...
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