Introductory Course of Natural Philosophy for the Use of Schools and AcademiesA.S. Barnes, 1869 - 504 pages |
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... vessel . Fluids are divided into Liquids and Gases or Vapors , Liquids are sensibly incompressible ; as water , wine , and milk . Gases and vapors are highly compressible ; as at- mospheric air and steam . ( 3. ) What is the mass of a ...
... vessel . Fluids are divided into Liquids and Gases or Vapors , Liquids are sensibly incompressible ; as water , wine , and milk . Gases and vapors are highly compressible ; as at- mospheric air and steam . ( 3. ) What is the mass of a ...
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... vessel ; if a second gas be introduced into the same vessel , it likewise expands and fills the vessel as though the first gas did not exist . This proves that the molecules of the second gas arrange themselves in the pores of the first ...
... vessel ; if a second gas be introduced into the same vessel , it likewise expands and fills the vessel as though the first gas did not exist . This proves that the molecules of the second gas arrange themselves in the pores of the first ...
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... vessel , although it par takes with them in the common motion of the vessel . When a man walks about the deck of a vessel , he is in motion with respect to the parts of the vessel , but he may be at rest with respect to objects on shore ...
... vessel , although it par takes with them in the common motion of the vessel . When a man walks about the deck of a vessel , he is in motion with respect to the parts of the vessel , but he may be at rest with respect to objects on shore ...
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... vessel will descend along the longer branch and escape from the lower extremity . In this way the vessel may be slowly emptied of the quicksilver . Many fluids may be drawn over the edges of the contain- ing vessels by a siphon of ...
... vessel will descend along the longer branch and escape from the lower extremity . In this way the vessel may be slowly emptied of the quicksilver . Many fluids may be drawn over the edges of the contain- ing vessels by a siphon of ...
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... vessel , it ( 62. ) What is Absorption ? Examples . Carbon . Spongy platinum . Vegetables . Animals . ( 63. ) What is Imbibition ? What is the cause of imbibition ? Examples will grow drier , whereas , if placed in a 68 POPULAR PHYSICS .
... vessel , it ( 62. ) What is Absorption ? Examples . Carbon . Spongy platinum . Vegetables . Animals . ( 63. ) What is Imbibition ? What is the cause of imbibition ? Examples will grow drier , whereas , if placed in a 68 POPULAR PHYSICS .
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