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... conducting power , so that if equal bars of silver and platinum be each held by one of their extremities , while the others are in contact with flame , the former will burn us while the latter will feel scarcely warm . The following ...
... conducting power , so that if equal bars of silver and platinum be each held by one of their extremities , while the others are in contact with flame , the former will burn us while the latter will feel scarcely warm . The following ...
Page 122
... conducting power ; and that which is the best conductor will carry off heat from our bodies with the greatest rapidity , and therefore will produce in us the greatest sensation of cold . § 158. Many useful contrivances for the ...
... conducting power ; and that which is the best conductor will carry off heat from our bodies with the greatest rapidity , and therefore will produce in us the greatest sensation of cold . § 158. Many useful contrivances for the ...
Page 123
... conducting heat at all ; and common experience even may convince us that they are very bad conductors . A very simple experiment may afford a rough estimate of the comparative powers of con- duction in the three classes of solid ...
... conducting heat at all ; and common experience even may convince us that they are very bad conductors . A very simple experiment may afford a rough estimate of the comparative powers of con- duction in the three classes of solid ...
Page 124
... conducting power of the vapour of liquids is strikingly proved by heating a bright capsule , or cru- cible of platinum or silver , to nearly a white heat , and then throwing into it a few drops of water . The liquid will be col- lected ...
... conducting power of the vapour of liquids is strikingly proved by heating a bright capsule , or cru- cible of platinum or silver , to nearly a white heat , and then throwing into it a few drops of water . The liquid will be col- lected ...
Page 162
... conducting power prevents the transmission of heat . In consequence of this a piece of the solid may be placed upon the tongue without injury ; although the metallic receiver in which it is contained will immediately raise a blister ...
... conducting power prevents the transmission of heat . In consequence of this a piece of the solid may be placed upon the tongue without injury ; although the metallic receiver in which it is contained will immediately raise a blister ...
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