The Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Manufactures and Shipbuilding, 78. köideRobertson, Brooman, & Company, 1863 |
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Page 82
... heat furnishing it with a truly pro- digious elasticity , which elasticity , causing its parti- cles , when the steam escapes , to be driven asunder with inconceivable rapidity ; prevents the sensation of heat from being experienced ...
... heat furnishing it with a truly pro- digious elasticity , which elasticity , causing its parti- cles , when the steam escapes , to be driven asunder with inconceivable rapidity ; prevents the sensation of heat from being experienced ...
Page 199
... heat . Rocksalt is hygro- scopic ; it attracts the moisture of the atmosphere . Thus , a layer of brine readily forms on the surface of a plate of rocksalt ; and it is well known that brine is very impervious to the rays of heat . Illu ...
... heat . Rocksalt is hygro- scopic ; it attracts the moisture of the atmosphere . Thus , a layer of brine readily forms on the surface of a plate of rocksalt ; and it is well known that brine is very impervious to the rays of heat . Illu ...
Page 426
... Heat which is excited by Friction . ' " Count Rumford says : - " It appears to me to be extremely difficult , if not ... heat . Multiplying the latter number by 1,390 , we Thus , to raise a pound of water 1 deg . would find that the ...
... Heat which is excited by Friction . ' " Count Rumford says : - " It appears to me to be extremely difficult , if not ... heat . Multiplying the latter number by 1,390 , we Thus , to raise a pound of water 1 deg . would find that the ...
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