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 47
... containing both carbon and hydrogen , approach closely to the theoretical results as calculated from the separate heating powers of their components . Column 18 shows the approximation in the cases of olefiant and light carburetted ...
... containing both carbon and hydrogen , approach closely to the theoretical results as calculated from the separate heating powers of their components . Column 18 shows the approximation in the cases of olefiant and light carburetted ...
Page 48
... contains , as in column 10 . As regards column 10 , experimenters having ascertained that the caloric generated by 1 part carbon heats 14,220 parts water ( specific heat 1 · 000 ) 1 ° Fahr . , it becomes a simple matter to find how many ...
... contains , as in column 10 . As regards column 10 , experimenters having ascertained that the caloric generated by 1 part carbon heats 14,220 parts water ( specific heat 1 · 000 ) 1 ° Fahr . , it becomes a simple matter to find how many ...
Page 55
... contain 90 to 98 per cent . carbon ; that char- coal contains about as much , the volatile ingredients having been expelled ; and that even ordinary bituminous coal con- tains 80 to 90 per cent . , about 50 per cent . remaining on the ...
... contain 90 to 98 per cent . carbon ; that char- coal contains about as much , the volatile ingredients having been expelled ; and that even ordinary bituminous coal con- tains 80 to 90 per cent . , about 50 per cent . remaining on the ...
Page 57
... containing the caloric generated by the combustion of a constant weight of carbon , with vary- ing proportions of ... contain , for varying draughts , the following per - centages of the whole heat gene- rated , which per - centages are ...
... containing the caloric generated by the combustion of a constant weight of carbon , with vary- ing proportions of ... contain , for varying draughts , the following per - centages of the whole heat gene- rated , which per - centages are ...
Page 74
... containing a bunch of these zoophytes , it fixes itself among them by its hind legs ; and stretching out its body , and every limb and joint , as stiff and rigid as iron , it requires a careful examination to be able to detect it ...
... containing a bunch of these zoophytes , it fixes itself among them by its hind legs ; and stretching out its body , and every limb and joint , as stiff and rigid as iron , it requires a careful examination to be able to detect it ...
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