The North British Review, Volúmenes40-41Leonard Scott & Company, 1864 |
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... Heat . And it will be peculiarly grati- fying to our readers to find that to this country , which has so far outstripped the rest of the world in the development and use of machines in which heat is the motive power , is also mainly due ...
... Heat . And it will be peculiarly grati- fying to our readers to find that to this country , which has so far outstripped the rest of the world in the development and use of machines in which heat is the motive power , is also mainly due ...
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... heat was considered to be matter , under the name of Caloric , it was regarded of course as uncreatable and indestructible by any process at the command of man . And we cheerfully allow that many very plausi- ble explanations of curious ...
... heat was considered to be matter , under the name of Caloric , it was regarded of course as uncreatable and indestructible by any process at the command of man . And we cheerfully allow that many very plausi- ble explanations of curious ...
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... heat quite satisfactory , although in many cases they are certainly cumbrous , and difficult of application . Davy commenced by causing two pieces of ice to rub against each other , until both were almost entirely melted by the friction ...
... heat quite satisfactory , although in many cases they are certainly cumbrous , and difficult of application . Davy commenced by causing two pieces of ice to rub against each other , until both were almost entirely melted by the friction ...
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... heat in so small as to lead us to wonder that it was ever a relative quantity of brass , could develop seriously propounded . heat sufficient in some cases to boil a large quantity of water . Davy , in fact , makes this very applica ...
... heat in so small as to lead us to wonder that it was ever a relative quantity of brass , could develop seriously propounded . heat sufficient in some cases to boil a large quantity of water . Davy , in fact , makes this very applica ...
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... heat , hypotheses ( of a kind tions of some of the preceding statements , suggested by experiment ) will always be especially with the view of showing their required until we know the nature of mat- logical sequence . I. and II . are ...
... heat , hypotheses ( of a kind tions of some of the preceding statements , suggested by experiment ) will always be especially with the view of showing their required until we know the nature of mat- logical sequence . I. and II . are ...
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