Class-book of Science and LiteratureChambers, 1869 - 324 pages |
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Page 5
... shew the bladder loose and wrinkled , when heated it is seen to swell out and become quite tight , from the air expanding : on the other hand , many cubic feet of air may be compressed into a single inch . ; 8. Elasticity . This ...
... shew the bladder loose and wrinkled , when heated it is seen to swell out and become quite tight , from the air expanding : on the other hand , many cubic feet of air may be compressed into a single inch . ; 8. Elasticity . This ...
Page 17
... shews the essential parts of the machine . H is a force - pump by which water is A forced from the tank T , through the tube G , to F , the cavity of a strong B cylinder , E. D is a piston which passes water - tight through the top of E ...
... shews the essential parts of the machine . H is a force - pump by which water is A forced from the tank T , through the tube G , to F , the cavity of a strong B cylinder , E. D is a piston which passes water - tight through the top of E ...
Page 29
... shew that the effect of a concave surface and of a double - concave lens ( fig . 29 ) is exactly the reverse . As the normals to a concave surface all meet in the centre of the curve outside the body , inside they all diverge ; and ...
... shew that the effect of a concave surface and of a double - concave lens ( fig . 29 ) is exactly the reverse . As the normals to a concave surface all meet in the centre of the curve outside the body , inside they all diverge ; and ...
Page 35
... shews an electro - magnet , which is a piece of iron that can be rendered magnetic by an electric current , as described above . Neither the horse - shoe nor the armature is magnetic in itself , and therefore they will not remain in S H ...
... shews an electro - magnet , which is a piece of iron that can be rendered magnetic by an electric current , as described above . Neither the horse - shoe nor the armature is magnetic in itself , and therefore they will not remain in S H ...
Page 41
... shew the greatest facility in the passing of heat in this way ; in other words , they are the best conductors of heat . The principle on which heat is transmitted through a fluid , as described at p . 39 , and represented in the figure ...
... shew the greatest facility in the passing of heat in this way ; in other words , they are the best conductors of heat . The principle on which heat is transmitted through a fluid , as described at p . 39 , and represented in the figure ...
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