The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts, 11. köideA. and C. Black, 1860 |
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Page 31
... effects referable to glacial agency along the southern water- shed of the range of mountains stretching from Bowfell on the west to High Street on the east ; reserving for , I hope , a future occasion , the like phenomena of the ...
... effects referable to glacial agency along the southern water- shed of the range of mountains stretching from Bowfell on the west to High Street on the east ; reserving for , I hope , a future occasion , the like phenomena of the ...
Page 42
... effect , thus placed in solitude , and isolated , by a circular sheet of still water , from the blocks , which strew the banks of the tarn in profusion . By its permanence in so critical a position , it shows how com- pletely the lake ...
... effect , thus placed in solitude , and isolated , by a circular sheet of still water , from the blocks , which strew the banks of the tarn in profusion . By its permanence in so critical a position , it shows how com- pletely the lake ...
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... Effect of Excess of Air . - We have seen that 1 lb. carbon in being burned requires 11.6 lb. air , and that the temperature produced is 4300 ° to 4400 ° , when exactly 48 On the Application of certain Laws of Heat and.
... Effect of Excess of Air . - We have seen that 1 lb. carbon in being burned requires 11.6 lb. air , and that the temperature produced is 4300 ° to 4400 ° , when exactly 48 On the Application of certain Laws of Heat and.
Page 49
... effect is produced ? In the gaseous current we now have , — Carbonic acid , as before , 3-667 lb. at 2210 specific heat . Nitrogen , Air , do . , in excess , 11.600 8.933 99 • 2754 ⚫2669 99 29 " " Sum , 24.200 lb. at 2631 mean sp ...
... effect is produced ? In the gaseous current we now have , — Carbonic acid , as before , 3-667 lb. at 2210 specific heat . Nitrogen , Air , do . , in excess , 11.600 8.933 99 • 2754 ⚫2669 99 29 " " Sum , 24.200 lb. at 2631 mean sp ...
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... effect , or utmost temperature attainable in each case ( 10 ) ; and the diminution of temperature per cent . ( 11 ) . The most important points here involved are— 1. Absolute amount of Caloric generated . - As before remarked , this is ...
... effect , or utmost temperature attainable in each case ( 10 ) ; and the diminution of temperature per cent . ( 11 ) . The most important points here involved are— 1. Absolute amount of Caloric generated . - As before remarked , this is ...
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