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... show the student how con- venient it is to have a definite and simple relation between the unit of volume and the unit of mass he will also find that by using a decimal system we avoid a number of troublesome calculations , such as ...
... show the student how con- venient it is to have a definite and simple relation between the unit of volume and the unit of mass he will also find that by using a decimal system we avoid a number of troublesome calculations , such as ...
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... show that brass expands more than iron when both are heated through the same interval of temperature . EXPT . 6. Cut off from a thin iron rod a piece about 6 inches long and file the ends square . Cut a 66 gauge " out of thick sheet ...
... show that brass expands more than iron when both are heated through the same interval of temperature . EXPT . 6. Cut off from a thin iron rod a piece about 6 inches long and file the ends square . Cut a 66 gauge " out of thick sheet ...
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... shows that when a metal bar is heated it expands uniformly , and the ex- pansion or increase in length is proportional ( 1 ) to the original length of the bar , ( 2 ) to the interval of temperature through which it is heated , and ( 3 ) ...
... shows that when a metal bar is heated it expands uniformly , and the ex- pansion or increase in length is proportional ( 1 ) to the original length of the bar , ( 2 ) to the interval of temperature through which it is heated , and ( 3 ) ...
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... shows that hot water is lighter or less dense than cold water . EXPT . 12. Boil some water in a flask or saucepan , adding a few drops of ink or indigo solution to colour it . Half fill a beaker with cold water and on its surface float ...
... shows that hot water is lighter or less dense than cold water . EXPT . 12. Boil some water in a flask or saucepan , adding a few drops of ink or indigo solution to colour it . Half fill a beaker with cold water and on its surface float ...
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... show a tendency to expand which liquids do not possess . If you pour a cupful of water into a glass flask , the water ... shows no tendency to accommodate itself to the size of the flask , i.e. to fill it . On the other hand , if you ...
... show a tendency to expand which liquids do not possess . If you pour a cupful of water into a glass flask , the water ... shows no tendency to accommodate itself to the size of the flask , i.e. to fill it . On the other hand , if you ...
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A. W. VERRALL amount of heat angle of incidence Assistant Master beam boiling boiling-point BOOK bulb Cambridge candle centimetres CHEMISTRY coefficient coloured concave lens concave mirror condensation convex lens cooling cork distance diverge Edited ELEMENTARY English equal equation expansion experiment EXPT FASNACHT Fcap flame flask focal length front G. E. FASNACHT GEOMETRY grammes GREEK HISTORY Illustrated image is formed inches incident ray increases interval ISAAC TODHUNTER latent heat LATIN lenses liquid LL.D Mathematics melt mercury observer Owens College paper passes placed position pressure principal axis principal focus prism produced Prof Professor pulse radiation rarefaction ray of light real image reflected refracted ray revised School screen shown in Fig side sound source of light specific heat steam string surface T. H. HUXLEY temperature thermometer Translated TREATISE Trinity College University velocity vibration vibration-number volume water-vapour wire
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