The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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Page 31
... pressure were not distinguishable from the expansive and contractive effects of heat and cold , and it became an efficient measure of temperature only when Rinieri , in 1646 , introduced the improvement of hermetically sealing the ...
... pressure were not distinguishable from the expansive and contractive effects of heat and cold , and it became an efficient measure of temperature only when Rinieri , in 1646 , introduced the improvement of hermetically sealing the ...
Page 41
... pressure between folds of bibulous tannic acid ; 3 and in pyrosis , diarrhoea , some forms of paper , and purified by dissolving in boiling water , by re- dysentery , and tabes and rickets , and atonic states of the crystallization at ...
... pressure between folds of bibulous tannic acid ; 3 and in pyrosis , diarrhoea , some forms of paper , and purified by dissolving in boiling water , by re- dysentery , and tabes and rickets , and atonic states of the crystallization at ...
Page 54
... pressure . Year . Rein Fall . ature . ature . Highest Lowest Mean Temper- Temper- Temper- ature . Mean Bar . Pressure . 1875 46.6 in . 98.5 ° 24 ° € 9.6 ° 1876 70.59 30 063 in . 970 40 ° 70 90 30.050 1877 42.99 960 30 ° 68.7 ° 30.073 ...
... pressure . Year . Rein Fall . ature . ature . Highest Lowest Mean Temper- Temper- Temper- ature . Mean Bar . Pressure . 1875 46.6 in . 98.5 ° 24 ° € 9.6 ° 1876 70.59 30 063 in . 970 40 ° 70 90 30.050 1877 42.99 960 30 ° 68.7 ° 30.073 ...
Page 93
... pressure in the retort equal to the amount of the resistance the gas meets with in its onward pro- gress . The relief of this back pressure not only improves the quality of the gas , but also increases its amount by about 10 per cent ...
... pressure in the retort equal to the amount of the resistance the gas meets with in its onward pro- gress . The relief of this back pressure not only improves the quality of the gas , but also increases its amount by about 10 per cent ...
Page 94
... . The central cylinder contains water to the depth of 10 inches , and the ten pipes rise up through the bottom to the height of 12 inches , so that the mouth of each is " } in order to supply the required pressure ,. 94 GAS.
... . The central cylinder contains water to the depth of 10 inches , and the ten pipes rise up through the bottom to the height of 12 inches , so that the mouth of each is " } in order to supply the required pressure ,. 94 GAS.
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