Handbook to the special loan collection of scientific apparatus 1876

angle apparatus application arrangement atoms axis barometer body called Cape Walker Captain CAREY FOSTER chart chemical circle circuit colour compound conductor connected constructed crystal curvature curves cylinder depends determined developable surface difference of potential direction discovery effect electric current electrometers employed exhibited experiments F.R.S. Professor friction galvanometer gases gelatine geometrical glass goniometer heat illustrating important inches instruments investigation Joule length lenses light lines of curvature liquid machine magnetic force maps matter means measured mechanical ment mercury metals method microscope mirror models motion moving Novaya Zemlya observations obtained optical P. G. Tait phenomena physical plane plate polarisation polariscope position pressure principle prism produced properties quantity rays refraction rotation scale scientific screw simple harmonic motion solid sound space Spitzbergen stauroscope straight line strain string substances surface surveys telescope temperature thermometer tion tube vapour various velocity vertical vessel vibration wave wire