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... wire , having one end fixed and a weight suspended from the other , will resist a force tending to twist the weight round ; this is called resistance to torsion . Or , again , a thick rod of metal will resist any force tending to pull ...
... wire , having one end fixed and a weight suspended from the other , will resist a force tending to twist the weight round ; this is called resistance to torsion . Or , again , a thick rod of metal will resist any force tending to pull ...
Page 62
... wires , the cross - section of which is capable of being accurately measured , and being supported at one end , a weight is applied to the other . In such cases it is found that the breaking weight is proportional to the cross - section ...
... wires , the cross - section of which is capable of being accurately measured , and being supported at one end , a weight is applied to the other . In such cases it is found that the breaking weight is proportional to the cross - section ...
Page 64
... wire . 60. Malleability is a modification of ductility . Some bodies do not stand being drawn out into very fine wires , but they may be hammered into very thin plates . Gold is the most malleable metal , and it has been beaten into ...
... wire . 60. Malleability is a modification of ductility . Some bodies do not stand being drawn out into very fine wires , but they may be hammered into very thin plates . Gold is the most malleable metal , and it has been beaten into ...
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... wire , we can by its means convey this power into any place we choose , and as it were lay on so much energy which ... wires perform our work fifty miles away . 109. Chemical Separation ( 8 ) .— Finally , that description of energy ...
... wire , we can by its means convey this power into any place we choose , and as it were lay on so much energy which ... wires perform our work fifty miles away . 109. Chemical Separation ( 8 ) .— Finally , that description of energy ...
Page 198
... wire gauze . If we lower a surface of wire gauze into an ordinary gas flame it will crush the flame before it , so that there will be none above the gauze . If we now extinguish the flame , retaining the wire gauze in its position , we ...
... wire gauze . If we lower a surface of wire gauze into an ordinary gas flame it will crush the flame before it , so that there will be none above the gauze . If we now extinguish the flame , retaining the wire gauze in its position , we ...
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