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Page 11
... mercury , and water , all at the temperature of melting ice , be all heated to the tempe- rature of boiling water , the oil will expand most , the water least , and the mercury to an intermediate amount . § 27. Again , if a cubic foot ...
... mercury , and water , all at the temperature of melting ice , be all heated to the tempe- rature of boiling water , the oil will expand most , the water least , and the mercury to an intermediate amount . § 27. Again , if a cubic foot ...
Page 12
... mercury , and water be respectively placed in the three stemmed bulbs O , M , W , of exactly the same capacity , so that , when they are all plunged into melting ice in the trough T , the liquids in all may stand at the same height , MI ...
... mercury , and water be respectively placed in the three stemmed bulbs O , M , W , of exactly the same capacity , so that , when they are all plunged into melting ice in the trough T , the liquids in all may stand at the same height , MI ...
Page 13
... water . 100 volumes become , of water 29 39 " " 39 24 39 39 39 99 " 9 mercury 100.02 100.18 oil of bitter almonds .. 100.93 alcohol 101.05 wood - spirit 101.15 ether .... 101.52 § 31. Water , as before mentioned , shows a EXPANSION . 13.
... water . 100 volumes become , of water 29 39 " " 39 24 39 39 39 99 " 9 mercury 100.02 100.18 oil of bitter almonds .. 100.93 alcohol 101.05 wood - spirit 101.15 ether .... 101.52 § 31. Water , as before mentioned , shows a EXPANSION . 13.
Page 18
... mercury ( fig . 14 ) . The mercury expands more rapidly than the pendulum - rod , and produces the 18 HEAT .
... mercury ( fig . 14 ) . The mercury expands more rapidly than the pendulum - rod , and produces the 18 HEAT .
Page 24
... mercury , and the quantity of mercury which thereupon enters the tube T and the flask P , measures the temperature to which the latter has been exposed . § 50. The expansion of solids is also used for the measurement of very high ...
... mercury , and the quantity of mercury which thereupon enters the tube T and the flask P , measures the temperature to which the latter has been exposed . § 50. The expansion of solids is also used for the measurement of very high ...
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