The Earth: Its Physical Condition and Most Remarkable PhenomenaHarper & Brothers, 1838 - 408 pages |
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Page 14
... metals and coals , which are now in some places exposed on the surface , would have been buried beyond the most curious research of man . The geologist , therefore , can hardly fail to esteem this appearance , which excites no ...
... metals and coals , which are now in some places exposed on the surface , would have been buried beyond the most curious research of man . The geologist , therefore , can hardly fail to esteem this appearance , which excites no ...
Page 72
... metal in a vessel of water , the level of the water will be raised , and the difference be- tween the two levels will give the amount of fluid displaced . If a cube of marble of equal size , which is not so heavy as the metal , be ...
... metal in a vessel of water , the level of the water will be raised , and the difference be- tween the two levels will give the amount of fluid displaced . If a cube of marble of equal size , which is not so heavy as the metal , be ...
Page 73
... metal sinks in water , because its weight is always greater than that of the fluid it displaces ; and a cork floats , because it is less . So also bodies in the atmosphere , and in all other gases , lose part of their weight , equal to ...
... metal sinks in water , because its weight is always greater than that of the fluid it displaces ; and a cork floats , because it is less . So also bodies in the atmosphere , and in all other gases , lose part of their weight , equal to ...
Page 85
... metal , the fluid contained in the tube will immediately fall to Experiment showing the influence of the atmosphere on the mer- curial column . such a height as to balance exactly the pressure of a column of atmospheric air . But let ...
... metal , the fluid contained in the tube will immediately fall to Experiment showing the influence of the atmosphere on the mer- curial column . such a height as to balance exactly the pressure of a column of atmospheric air . But let ...
Page 105
... metals , for example , expand at the instant of congelation ; and clay contracts with the addition of heat . This last result , however , can scarcely be considered as an ex- ception to the law , for it is the liberation of the water ...
... metals , for example , expand at the instant of congelation ; and clay contracts with the addition of heat . This last result , however , can scarcely be considered as an ex- ception to the law , for it is the liberation of the water ...
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