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Page 23
... Air - thermometers are used for determining sudden and slight changes of temperature . The arrangement of an air ... comparing tempe- ratures at different times or places , unless the variation in the atmospheric pressure , as measured ...
... Air - thermometers are used for determining sudden and slight changes of temperature . The arrangement of an air ... comparing tempe- ratures at different times or places , unless the variation in the atmospheric pressure , as measured ...
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... air in the bulb B. The inverse takes place if B be warmed while A is kept ... difference of temperature will be shown by the depression of the liquid in ... compare the heat of the hand of a sick person , with that of the hand of one in ...
... air in the bulb B. The inverse takes place if B be warmed while A is kept ... difference of temperature will be shown by the depression of the liquid in ... compare the heat of the hand of a sick person , with that of the hand of one in ...
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... air , gives out a certain in- variable quantity of heat ; a given amount of mechanical force , expended in ... compared to a bucket of water . * This is sufficiently nearly the case for our present purpose . The water would really be ...
... air , gives out a certain in- variable quantity of heat ; a given amount of mechanical force , expended in ... compared to a bucket of water . * This is sufficiently nearly the case for our present purpose . The water would really be ...
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... air ( see § 163 ) . § 150. Solids conduct heat better ( more quickly ) than liquids , and liquids better than gases . § 151. Of solids , the metals , as a class , conduct heat the best . § 152. The relative ... comparing the temperatures of ...
... air ( see § 163 ) . § 150. Solids conduct heat better ( more quickly ) than liquids , and liquids better than gases . § 151. Of solids , the metals , as a class , conduct heat the best . § 152. The relative ... comparing the temperatures of ...
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... OXYGEN . Symbol , O. Equivalent , 16 . Density , 16 ( compared with air 1 · 104 ) . 0 ° C . ) , 100 vols . water dissolve 4 · 1 Solubility ( in water at vols . of O. $ 75 . Oxygen is the most abundant of all the elements , and forms ...
... OXYGEN . Symbol , O. Equivalent , 16 . Density , 16 ( compared with air 1 · 104 ) . 0 ° C . ) , 100 vols . water dissolve 4 · 1 Solubility ( in water at vols . of O. $ 75 . Oxygen is the most abundant of all the elements , and forms ...
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