Knowledge for the People: Or, the Plain why and Because. Familiarizing Subjects of Useful Curiosity and Amusing ResearchLilly & Wait, and Carter & Hendee, 1832 - 284 pages |
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... inch of lead is 40 times heavier than the same bulk of cork . — Arnott . Why are certain bodies solid ? Because their parts cohere so firmly as to resist im- pression . Lavoisier has explained solidity thus : - " The parti- cles of all ...
... inch of lead is 40 times heavier than the same bulk of cork . — Arnott . Why are certain bodies solid ? Because their parts cohere so firmly as to resist im- pression . Lavoisier has explained solidity thus : - " The parti- cles of all ...
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... inch , the clock loses ten seconds in twenty - four hours ; hence , a thousandth part of an inch will cause it to lose one second per day , and a change of tem perature equal to 30 ° of Fahrenheit will alter its length about one five ...
... inch , the clock loses ten seconds in twenty - four hours ; hence , a thousandth part of an inch will cause it to lose one second per day , and a change of tem perature equal to 30 ° of Fahrenheit will alter its length about one five ...
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... inches into it ; the temperature of the ground , a few feet be- low its surface , is nearly the same all the world over.— Arnott . Why are many of the gothic halls and cathedrals cool in summer and warm in winter ? Because , in ...
... inches into it ; the temperature of the ground , a few feet be- low its surface , is nearly the same all the world over.— Arnott . Why are many of the gothic halls and cathedrals cool in summer and warm in winter ? Because , in ...
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... inches of mercury , boils in a metallic vessel at 212 ° . At the top of Mont Blanc , Saussure found that it boiled at 1879 , from the atmos- phere being less dense there than below . Why is the air warm in misty or rainy weather ...
... inches of mercury , boils in a metallic vessel at 212 ° . At the top of Mont Blanc , Saussure found that it boiled at 1879 , from the atmos- phere being less dense there than below . Why is the air warm in misty or rainy weather ...
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... inch of its edges , with tin - foil , exhibits precisely the same phenomena as the phial ; but it is a less convenient form of the apparatus.- Brande . Why does the aura ( or wind of an electrical machine ) blow out a candle ? PART V. E ...
... inch of its edges , with tin - foil , exhibits precisely the same phenomena as the phial ; but it is a less convenient form of the apparatus.- Brande . Why does the aura ( or wind of an electrical machine ) blow out a candle ? PART V. E ...
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Page 140 - shall thy arm, unconquer'd steam, afar Drag the slow barge or drive the rapid car; Or on wide-waving wings expanded bear ; The flying chariot through the fields of air...
Page 10 - Apothecaries' profit is become a bye-word, denoting something uncommonly extravagant. This great apparent profit, however, is frequently no more than the reasonable wages of labour. The skill of an apothecary is a much nicer and more delicate matter than that of any artificer whatever; and the trust which is reposed in him is of much greater importance. He is the physician of the poor in all cases, and of the rich when the distress or danger is not very great.
Page 3 - ... of the caprice of human appetite : yet, if the fisherman will ply his nets, or the mariner fetch rice from foreign countries, in order to procure to himself this indulgence, the market is supplied with two important articles of provision, by the instrumentality of a merchandise which has no other apparent use than the gratification of a vitiated palate.
Page 21 - The new process of Refining sugar, by which more money has been made in a shorter time, and with less risk and trouble, than was ever perhaps gained from an invention, was discovered by a most accomplished chemist,* and was the fruit of a long course of experiments, in the progress of which, known philosophical principles were constantly applied, and one or two new principles ascertained.
Page 117 - Having previously closed my nostrils and exhausted my lungs, I breathed four quarts of nitrous oxide from and into a silk bag. The first feelings were similar to those produced in the last experiment ; but in less than half a minute, the respiration being continued, they diminished gradually, and were succeeded by a sensation analogous to gentle pressure on all the muscles, attended by a highly pleasurable thrilling, particularly in the chest and the extremities.
Page 63 - In the year 1589 the ingenious William Lee, Master of Arts, of St. John's College, Cambridge, devised this profitable art for stockings (but being despised went to France) ; yet of iron to himself, but to us and others of gold, in memory of whom this is here painted.
Page 3 - It appears also, that it signifies nothing, as to the main purpose of trade, how superfluous the articles which it furnishes are ; whether the want of them be real or imaginary ; whether it be founded in nature or in opinion, in fashion, habit, or emulation : it is enough that they be actually desired and sought after.
Page 17 - ... ultimately gave the preference to a mixture of four ounces of nitrate of ammonia, four ounces of sub-carbonate of soda, and four ounces of water. This mixture, in three hours, produced ten ounces of ice ; whilst, with the mixture of sulphate of soda and muriatic acid, he obtained ice only after seven hours.
Page 20 - at first used by the members of the Royal Society for astronomical experiments, but was abandoned on account of its vibrations being too great for the nicety required in their observations. This occasioned a report that it was unsafe ; but its scientific construction may bid defiance to the attacks of all but earthquakes for centuries.
Page 49 - Buchanan that the same quantity of human labour employed in working a pump, turning a winch, ringing a bell, and rowing a boat, are as the numbers 100, 167, 227, and 248. The most advantageous manner of applying human strength is in the act of rowing.