American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 3Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... materials of the same specific gravity , the breadth of the foundation will be as the area of the vertical section passing through the line on which the breadth is measured ; thus , for example , 3 80 3 , that is ! = 3 feet BUILDING .
... materials of the same specific gravity , the breadth of the foundation will be as the area of the vertical section passing through the line on which the breadth is measured ; thus , for example , 3 80 3 , that is ! = 3 feet BUILDING .
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... gravity of lead is known , for , since a cubic foot of lead weighs 11525 ounces , and 678 is to 355 as the cube of a foot , or 12 inches , i . e . 1728 to the con- tent of a sphere , which is therefore 59.9.7 ounces : and since spheres ...
... gravity of lead is known , for , since a cubic foot of lead weighs 11525 ounces , and 678 is to 355 as the cube of a foot , or 12 inches , i . e . 1728 to the con- tent of a sphere , which is therefore 59.9.7 ounces : and since spheres ...
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... gravity according to Kirwan 2.3 , but bishop Watson takes it at 2.6 ; vari- ous specimens will no doubt account for this and other differences of the same kind . It effervesces strongly with acids , and is found to consist almost ...
... gravity according to Kirwan 2.3 , but bishop Watson takes it at 2.6 ; vari- ous specimens will no doubt account for this and other differences of the same kind . It effervesces strongly with acids , and is found to consist almost ...
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... gravity , is merely a property of matter , and that it consists in a peculiar vibration of its particles ; others , on the contrary , think that it is a distinct substance . Each of these opinions has been supported by the greatest phi ...
... gravity , is merely a property of matter , and that it consists in a peculiar vibration of its particles ; others , on the contrary , think that it is a distinct substance . Each of these opinions has been supported by the greatest phi ...
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... gravity . Therefore , whenever caloric combines with a stratum of particles , the whole stratum becomes specifically lighter than the other particles . This produces no change of situation in solids ; but in fluids , if the heated ...
... gravity . Therefore , whenever caloric combines with a stratum of particles , the whole stratum becomes specifically lighter than the other particles . This produces no change of situation in solids ; but in fluids , if the heated ...
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