Class-book of Science and LiteratureChambers, 1869 - 324 pages |
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... mouth downwards , into a vessel full of water , the water does not fill the tumbler completely , because it is prevented from doing so by the air in the tumbler . This property of air is 2 PHYSICS . PROPERTIES OF MATTER Extension ...
... mouth downwards , into a vessel full of water , the water does not fill the tumbler completely , because it is prevented from doing so by the air in the tumbler . This property of air is 2 PHYSICS . PROPERTIES OF MATTER Extension ...
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... mouth at the end of a tube , is simply a contrivance by which a greater volume of the sound - wave is collected and conveyed into the ear . Musical Notes . We have hitherto spoken only of a single shock transmitted through the ...
... mouth at the end of a tube , is simply a contrivance by which a greater volume of the sound - wave is collected and conveyed into the ear . Musical Notes . We have hitherto spoken only of a single shock transmitted through the ...
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... mouth - piece . The shorter the pipe , the greater is the shrillness of the note produced . Every one knows that the note of a large flute is soft and mellow , while that of a small one is shrill . In an organ , there is a pipe for ...
... mouth - piece . The shorter the pipe , the greater is the shrillness of the note produced . Every one knows that the note of a large flute is soft and mellow , while that of a small one is shrill . In an organ , there is a pipe for ...
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... mouth . The inside walls of the cavities for the eyes are partly formed by two small bones , called the lachrymal bones , because there are holes through them for the passage of the ducts or canals which convey the tears from the eyes ...
... mouth . The inside walls of the cavities for the eyes are partly formed by two small bones , called the lachrymal bones , because there are holes through them for the passage of the ducts or canals which convey the tears from the eyes ...
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... . , are expressed in the face by a smile , a frown , a raising of the eyebrows , a curl of the lip , & c . , which are caused by the action of the muscles round the eyes and the mouth , of those 52 PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HUMAN BODY .
... . , are expressed in the face by a smile , a frown , a raising of the eyebrows , a curl of the lip , & c . , which are caused by the action of the muscles round the eyes and the mouth , of those 52 PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HUMAN BODY .
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