Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 10. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 437
... extremity 1. The magnet being then removed , must be ap- plied to the extremity C , and drawn over the needle as before . Thus the needle must be rubbed feveral times ; by which means it will acquire a confiderable de- gree of magnetism ...
... extremity 1. The magnet being then removed , must be ap- plied to the extremity C , and drawn over the needle as before . Thus the needle must be rubbed feveral times ; by which means it will acquire a confiderable de- gree of magnetism ...
Page 441
... extremity of the fteel , and the fouth - pole of the other magnet to the other extremity of the fteel . Having kept them in this pofition for about a minute , feparate them from the fteel , and then try whether it will keep fufpended a ...
... extremity of the fteel , and the fouth - pole of the other magnet to the other extremity of the fteel . Having kept them in this pofition for about a minute , feparate them from the fteel , and then try whether it will keep fufpended a ...
Page 735
... extremity of the arm AC , as at 3 , the cafe will then be very much altered , and one pound fufpended at the extremity B of the arm AB will counterpoife four at the extremi- ty Є of the other arm : the preffure on the fulcrum will ...
... extremity of the arm AC , as at 3 , the cafe will then be very much altered , and one pound fufpended at the extremity B of the arm AB will counterpoife four at the extremi- ty Є of the other arm : the preffure on the fulcrum will ...
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