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... called hot or warm accord- ing as it gives more or less heat to the hand , or other part of the body in contact with it . It is said to be cool or cold according B as the hand gives less or more heat to it GENERAL NOTIONS.
... called hot or warm accord- ing as it gives more or less heat to the hand , or other part of the body in contact with it . It is said to be cool or cold according B as the hand gives less or more heat to it GENERAL NOTIONS.
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... called " the dynamical theory of heat , " supposes that the particles of the matter itself are in vibration . This hypothesis , alone , appears incompetent to account for the transmission of heat through space void of ponderable matter ...
... called " the dynamical theory of heat , " supposes that the particles of the matter itself are in vibration . This hypothesis , alone , appears incompetent to account for the transmission of heat through space void of ponderable matter ...
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... called chemical union ; its consideration forms a main portion of Part II . Chemical union is always attended by the liberation of heat . The solid quicklime , in contact with the liquid water , is converted into slaked lime , becoming ...
... called chemical union ; its consideration forms a main portion of Part II . Chemical union is always attended by the liberation of heat . The solid quicklime , in contact with the liquid water , is converted into slaked lime , becoming ...
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... called its " temperature of maximum density . " It is very little higher than the temperature at which ice melts or water freezes . If , as before , we imagine the whole range of temperature between melting ice and boiling water to be ...
... called its " temperature of maximum density . " It is very little higher than the temperature at which ice melts or water freezes . If , as before , we imagine the whole range of temperature between melting ice and boiling water to be ...
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... called , for obvious reasons , " compensating . " Chronometers differ from watches in having similar arrangements applied to their balance- wheels . Fig . 13 . Fig . 14 . a b Fig . 15 . Iron . Iron . Zinc . Zinc . § 38. The different ...
... called , for obvious reasons , " compensating . " Chronometers differ from watches in having similar arrangements applied to their balance- wheels . Fig . 13 . Fig . 14 . a b Fig . 15 . Iron . Iron . Zinc . Zinc . § 38. The different ...
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