The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 3. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 |
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Page 31
... equal oscillation now attain their annual maximum . On the other hand , in January , when the sun's rays fall perpendicularly over the most uniform surface , or over the maximum extent of ocean , the lines are almost everywhere parallel ...
... equal oscillation now attain their annual maximum . On the other hand , in January , when the sun's rays fall perpendicularly over the most uniform surface , or over the maximum extent of ocean , the lines are almost everywhere parallel ...
Page 32
... equal to 0-044 inch of the mercurial barometer , as calcu- lated from Regnault's experiments ; at 32 ( freezing ) , 0 · 181 inch ; at 60 , 0-518 inch ; at 80 , 1023 inch ; and at 100 , 1-918 inch , being nearly , the average pressure of ...
... equal to 0-044 inch of the mercurial barometer , as calcu- lated from Regnault's experiments ; at 32 ( freezing ) , 0 · 181 inch ; at 60 , 0-518 inch ; at 80 , 1023 inch ; and at 100 , 1-918 inch , being nearly , the average pressure of ...
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... equal to that of two atmospheres will occupy only half the volume it occupied under the pressure of one atmosphere ; under the pressure of three atmospheres , one- third of that volume , & c . By doubling the pressure we double the ...
... equal to that of two atmospheres will occupy only half the volume it occupied under the pressure of one atmosphere ; under the pressure of three atmospheres , one- third of that volume , & c . By doubling the pressure we double the ...
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... equal to the time- average of the virial . In the case of a fluid enclosed in a vessel { Σ ( mv2 ) = } pV + } { EX ( Rr ) , where the first term denotes the kinetic energy , and is half the sum of the product of each mass into the mean ...
... equal to the time- average of the virial . In the case of a fluid enclosed in a vessel { Σ ( mv2 ) = } pV + } { EX ( Rr ) , where the first term denotes the kinetic energy , and is half the sum of the product of each mass into the mean ...
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... equal . Hence we conclude that the physical condition which determines that the temperature of two gases shall be the same is that the mean kinetic energies of agitation of the individual mole- cules of the two gases are equal . This ...
... equal . Hence we conclude that the physical condition which determines that the temperature of two gases shall be the same is that the mean kinetic energies of agitation of the individual mole- cules of the two gases are equal . This ...
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