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Page 10
... formation of the " trade - winds . " Imagine ( fig . 6 ) two equal quantities of heat to fall in a parallel direction on the earth from the sun . That which falls upon the earth towards the north pole strikes the surface obliquely , and ...
... formation of the " trade - winds . " Imagine ( fig . 6 ) two equal quantities of heat to fall in a parallel direction on the earth from the sun . That which falls upon the earth towards the north pole strikes the surface obliquely , and ...
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... formed on the top , which gradually thickens . It is , in fact , owing to the maximum density of water being at a temperature higher than its freezing - point that ice always forms only on the surface of still water cooled from above ...
... formed on the top , which gradually thickens . It is , in fact , owing to the maximum density of water being at a temperature higher than its freezing - point that ice always forms only on the surface of still water cooled from above ...
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... formed , swells very considerably and with such force as to burst water - pipes , and even bomb - shells . Type - metal , a mixture of lead and antimony , also swells at the moment of solidification from the melted state , and , in ...
... formed , swells very considerably and with such force as to burst water - pipes , and even bomb - shells . Type - metal , a mixture of lead and antimony , also swells at the moment of solidification from the melted state , and , in ...
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... formed having an exceedingly fine ( capillary ) bore of uniform capacity through- out . The shape of the bore in section is advantageously that of a slit ; and its uniformity is tested by seeing whether a little mercury introduced into ...
... formed having an exceedingly fine ( capillary ) bore of uniform capacity through- out . The shape of the bore in section is advantageously that of a slit ; and its uniformity is tested by seeing whether a little mercury introduced into ...
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... formed from it * . § 54. The thermometer ( 5 , fig . 20 ) is plunged into melting ice , and the point to which the mercury sinks in the stem is marked upon the glass . It is then plunged into boiling water , and the point to which the ...
... formed from it * . § 54. The thermometer ( 5 , fig . 20 ) is plunged into melting ice , and the point to which the mercury sinks in the stem is marked upon the glass . It is then plunged into boiling water , and the point to which the ...
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