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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... piece of brafs was hardened by the Magnet . by beating it between two large flints , ufing one for the hammer and the other for the anvil ; but ftill it acquired a magnetic property , tho ' lefs than with the iron hammer , which might ...
... piece of brafs was hardened by the Magnet . by beating it between two large flints , ufing one for the hammer and the other for the anvil ; but ftill it acquired a magnetic property , tho ' lefs than with the iron hammer , which might ...
Page 430
... piece of brafs has generally a ftronger magnetic power than a small one ; and the flat furface draws the needle more powerfully than the edge or corner . 5. If only one end of a piece of brafs be hammered , then that end alone will ...
... piece of brafs has generally a ftronger magnetic power than a small one ; and the flat furface draws the needle more powerfully than the edge or corner . 5. If only one end of a piece of brafs be hammered , then that end alone will ...
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... piece of steel only in a certain degree ; and therefore if a magnet is ftrong enough to give the maximum of attraction to the piece , it cannot be af- terwards rendered more powerful by applying another magnet , however ftrong . Thus ...
... piece of steel only in a certain degree ; and therefore if a magnet is ftrong enough to give the maximum of attraction to the piece , it cannot be af- terwards rendered more powerful by applying another magnet , however ftrong . Thus ...
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