Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 11. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 472
... heat ; but a larger quantity of fuel is confumed than is even proportional to the increase of heat , because the flame is not then fo well confined . When the iron is eafily fufible , great heat is not required : the tuyere may then ...
... heat ; but a larger quantity of fuel is confumed than is even proportional to the increase of heat , because the flame is not then fo well confined . When the iron is eafily fufible , great heat is not required : the tuyere may then ...
Page 492
... heat nor the resemblance of heat , though in vul- gar language it is known by that name . 40 * The per- extenfion mediate . The fame reafoning holds good with refpect to cold . There is at certain times , and in certain coun- tries ...
... heat nor the resemblance of heat , though in vul- gar language it is known by that name . 40 * The per- extenfion mediate . The fame reafoning holds good with refpect to cold . There is at certain times , and in certain coun- tries ...
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... heat , light , and electric mat- ter , which have already been enumerated as the great powers influencing , and indeed in a great measure forming , the fubftance of our atmosphere . The moft remarkable effects of these are , * I ...
... heat , light , and electric mat- ter , which have already been enumerated as the great powers influencing , and indeed in a great measure forming , the fubftance of our atmosphere . The moft remarkable effects of these are , * I ...
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