Chemistry, Meteorology and the Function of Digestion Considered with Reference to Natural TheologyW. Pickering, 1834 - 570 oldal |
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... weight . Now weight is a modifica- tion of force , one of those self - evident existences which we cannot doubt without doubting our own . Another , and perhaps indeed the most striking argument in favour of the reality of chemical ...
... weight . Now weight is a modifica- tion of force , one of those self - evident existences which we cannot doubt without doubting our own . Another , and perhaps indeed the most striking argument in favour of the reality of chemical ...
20. oldal
... weight . Hence the weight of a body , at the earth's sur- face , is proportionate to its mass , or to the quan- tity of matter it may contain , whatever its form or qualities may be a most important fact for the chemist , who , by ...
... weight . Hence the weight of a body , at the earth's sur- face , is proportionate to its mass , or to the quan- tity of matter it may contain , whatever its form or qualities may be a most important fact for the chemist , who , by ...
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William Prout. to them the more certain measure of weight , and thus in some degree to bring them under the dominion of the laws of quantity . CHAPTER III . OF MOLECULAR OR POLARIZING FORCES , ETC. In all chemical operations , as already ...
William Prout. to them the more certain measure of weight , and thus in some degree to bring them under the dominion of the laws of quantity . CHAPTER III . OF MOLECULAR OR POLARIZING FORCES , ETC. In all chemical operations , as already ...
45. oldal
... weight ; for the molecule may be conceived to be com- posed of two parts analogous to the copper and zinc in contact , and the electricity and accompanying magnetism evolved may be sup- posed to be as permanent in their character as the ...
... weight ; for the molecule may be conceived to be com- posed of two parts analogous to the copper and zinc in contact , and the electricity and accompanying magnetism evolved may be sup- posed to be as permanent in their character as the ...
59. oldal
... weight would bear to that of air , the same proportion it bears at 212 ° , that is to say , as 5 to 8. Hence 100 cubic inches of steam at 32 ° , ought to weigh 20-49375 grains ; or 5-8ths of 32.79 grains , which is the weight of 100 ...
... weight would bear to that of air , the same proportion it bears at 212 ° , that is to say , as 5 to 8. Hence 100 cubic inches of steam at 32 ° , ought to weigh 20-49375 grains ; or 5-8ths of 32.79 grains , which is the weight of 100 ...
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