Library of Useful Knowledge: Natural philosophy, Volume 2Baldwin and Cradock, 1829 - Physics |
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Page iv
... attraction of its particles , because they are further apart ; and in elastic fluids , such as air , there is no cohesive attraction whatever . Air , however , is of the same nature as other bodies in all its essential properties ; nor ...
... attraction of its particles , because they are further apart ; and in elastic fluids , such as air , there is no cohesive attraction whatever . Air , however , is of the same nature as other bodies in all its essential properties ; nor ...
Page v
... attraction of cohesion ; it is this power which restores to vapour its liquid form , which unites it into drops when it falls to the earth in a shower of rain , and which gathers the dew into brilliant gems on the blades of grass : for ...
... attraction of cohesion ; it is this power which restores to vapour its liquid form , which unites it into drops when it falls to the earth in a shower of rain , and which gathers the dew into brilliant gems on the blades of grass : for ...
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... attraction of capillary tubes , in which liquids ascend by the attraction of cohesion , in opposition to that of gravity . It is , however , necessary that the bore of the tube should be extremely small ; for if the column of water ...
... attraction of capillary tubes , in which liquids ascend by the attraction of cohesion , in opposition to that of gravity . It is , however , necessary that the bore of the tube should be extremely small ; for if the column of water ...
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POPULAR INTRODUCTIONS to NATURAL PHILOSOPHY By | i |
Page | xvii |
MARCET icx | 10 |
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