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... Density ( with examples , and weight of a cubic inch of water and specific gravity of mercury ) Remarks on the English and French System of Standards Effect of Temperature on Measures of Time Graham's Mercurial Pendulum Harrison's ...
... Density ( with examples , and weight of a cubic inch of water and specific gravity of mercury ) Remarks on the English and French System of Standards Effect of Temperature on Measures of Time Graham's Mercurial Pendulum Harrison's ...
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... ( with Table ) . 131 • 127 112 128-130 113 116 Sublimation Condensation of Vapours and Gases : - : - Condensation of Vapours . 132 117 133 118 Condensation of Gases 134 118 Elastic Force and Density of Vapours and Gases . 135 CONTENTS . xi.
... ( with Table ) . 131 • 127 112 128-130 113 116 Sublimation Condensation of Vapours and Gases : - : - Condensation of Vapours . 132 117 133 118 Condensation of Gases 134 118 Elastic Force and Density of Vapours and Gases . 135 CONTENTS . xi.
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... Density of Gases and Vapours ( with Table ) Laws of Gaseous Density Table of Density of Steam Weight of one Litre of the most Important Gases 8. Hygrometry • . Daniell's Dew - point Hygrometer Regnault's Dew - point Hygrometer Wet and ...
... Density of Gases and Vapours ( with Table ) Laws of Gaseous Density Table of Density of Steam Weight of one Litre of the most Important Gases 8. Hygrometry • . Daniell's Dew - point Hygrometer Regnault's Dew - point Hygrometer Wet and ...
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... density of 0.91800 , at - 19 ° C its density has increased to 0.92013 . This would give a cubical dilatation for 1 ° C of .000122 . ― 41. Remarks on the above tables . Relation of cu- bical to linear expansion . In comparing this last ...
... density of 0.91800 , at - 19 ° C its density has increased to 0.92013 . This would give a cubical dilatation for 1 ° C of .000122 . ― 41. Remarks on the above tables . Relation of cu- bical to linear expansion . In comparing this last ...
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... density considerably diminished after they have been heated to a red heat , but in the course of time they recover their former volume . Other instances of this behaviour might be mentioned , and the knowledge of the fact is of much ...
... density considerably diminished after they have been heated to a red heat , but in the course of time they recover their former volume . Other instances of this behaviour might be mentioned , and the knowledge of the fact is of much ...
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absorbs absorption acid amount of heat antimony aqueous vapour atmosphere bismuth body boiling point Boyle's law Bromine bulb calorimeter carbon carbonic acid chemical coefficient cold colour column condensed conductivity constant temperature dark heat denote density dilatation Dulong and Petit electric enclosure energy equal ether evaporation excess of temperature expansion experiments Fahr flow of heat freezing galvanometer gases Gay Lussac glass gravity heating effect hence high temperature inches of mercury increase instrument iron lamp-black latent heat light liquid luminous means melting metals method millimètres nearly nitrous oxide observed obtained particles pass perature plate polarized pound pressure produced quantity of heat radiant heat radiation rays reflected refrangibility regard Regnault result rock salt shew shewn solid source of heat specific gravity specific heat steam substance suppose surface thermometer tourmaline tube vacuo velocity of cooling vessel volume wave length weight
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Page 82 - ... thermometer, this will very often be sufficient to produce solidification, if not drop in a small crystal. The mass solidifies at once and the temperature rises very considerably. 112. Laws of Fusion. We may thus sum up our results with the following laws of fusion. (1) A substance begins to melt at a temperature, which is constant for the same substance, if the pressure be constant, and is called the melting-point.