Class-book of Science and LiteratureChambers, 1869 - 324 pages |
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... called phenomena [ Gr . , ' appearances ' ] , are continually going on among the objects themselves . And as , for convenience , the materials of the universe have been arranged under separate classes , there is likewise a ...
... called phenomena [ Gr . , ' appearances ' ] , are continually going on among the objects themselves . And as , for convenience , the materials of the universe have been arranged under separate classes , there is likewise a ...
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... called a square inch ; and a surface is said to contain so many square inches , or so many square feet . Lastly , for solids , which have length , breadth , and depth , the standard is a small cube , each side of which is a square inch ...
... called a square inch ; and a surface is said to contain so many square inches , or so many square feet . Lastly , for solids , which have length , breadth , and depth , the standard is a small cube , each side of which is a square inch ...
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... called , have members and organs , and display all the appear- ances of vitality . How shall we conceive the smallness of the tubes or vessels in which their fluids circulate , and the minuteness of the particles of matter composing ...
... called , have members and organs , and display all the appear- ances of vitality . How shall we conceive the smallness of the tubes or vessels in which their fluids circulate , and the minuteness of the particles of matter composing ...
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... called gases . Certain names have been applied to different states of cohesion : ( 1 ) Tenacity is the quality by which a body resists being torn asunder , and depends on the intensity of the cohesive force . An iron wire one- tenth of ...
... called gases . Certain names have been applied to different states of cohesion : ( 1 ) Tenacity is the quality by which a body resists being torn asunder , and depends on the intensity of the cohesive force . An iron wire one- tenth of ...
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... called 1. Measured by this standard , the density of other bodies is called their Specific Gravity : thus , the specific gravity of a body whose density is double that of water is said to be 2. Density is a very variable property : it ...
... called 1. Measured by this standard , the density of other bodies is called their Specific Gravity : thus , the specific gravity of a body whose density is double that of water is said to be 2. Density is a very variable property : it ...
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