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... force of impression which the phenomena of Nature produce when they speak for themselves , and , in weighing the arguments presented , he must beg his readers to make allowances for this fact . CAMBRIDGE , September 6 , 1873 . LECTURE ...
... force of impression which the phenomena of Nature produce when they speak for themselves , and , in weighing the arguments presented , he must beg his readers to make allowances for this fact . CAMBRIDGE , September 6 , 1873 . LECTURE ...
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... force upon us the conviction that the various forms of matter we see around us do not completely fill the spaces which they appear to occupy , but consist of isolated particles separated by comparatively wide intervals . There are many ...
... force upon us the conviction that the various forms of matter we see around us do not completely fill the spaces which they appear to occupy , but consist of isolated particles separated by comparatively wide intervals . There are many ...
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... force required is enormous , but the force exerted by heat is adequate to the work , and it is one of the triumphs of our modern science that we have been able to measure this force , and re- duce it to our mechanical standard . In ...
... force required is enormous , but the force exerted by heat is adequate to the work , and it is one of the triumphs of our modern science that we have been able to measure this force , and re- duce it to our mechanical standard . In ...
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... force would be required to stretch the film until the thickness was reduced to the 500.000.000 of an inch ; that is , the 3 of the thickness of the light film , or the ʊʊ of a wave - length . Now , the force required to do this work is ...
... force would be required to stretch the film until the thickness was reduced to the 500.000.000 of an inch ; that is , the 3 of the thickness of the light film , or the ʊʊ of a wave - length . Now , the force required to do this work is ...
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... forces with which he has to deal . These molecules are to the physi- cist real magnitudes , which are no further removed from our ordinary experience on the one side , than are the magnitudes of astronomy on the other . In regard to ...
... forces with which he has to deal . These molecules are to the physi- cist real magnitudes , which are no further removed from our ordinary experience on the one side , than are the magnitudes of astronomy on the other . In regard to ...
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acetic ether aëriform alcohol alkali atom of oxygen atoms of hydrogen Avogadro burning butyric acid calcic called carbonic dioxide charcoal chemical change chemist chemistry chlorine color combination combustion consists contain criths cubic cubic centimetres cule definite elementary substances elements energy equal ether evidence example experiment fact film flame formic acid gases glass grammes H₂O heat Hence hydrate hydrochloric acid hydrogen hydrogen gas hydrogen-atoms illustrate inch iron lecture light liquid litre mass material metal microcriths mole molecular structure molecular weight molecule of oxygen molecule of water molecules nitric acid nitro-glycerine nitrogen nitrous oxide notice number of molecules obtained oxide oxygen oxygen gas particles phenomena phosphorus polarized pole potassic pounds pressure principle proportions quantivalence radical reaction result salt simple sodium solid solution specific gravity sugar sulphur symbol temperature theory tion vapor volatile volume wholly
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