The Theological, Philosophical and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. William Jones ...: In Twelve Volumes : to which is Prefixed a Short Account of His Life and Writings, Volumen9F. and C. Rivington, 1801 |
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... Candle .. PLATE II . FIG . 1. A Pyrostatical Machine for weighing the Force of Fire ... 88 194 283 210 2. Essay - Box to obtain the Degrees of the Index , 296 3. Heater and its Stand , for Experiments in Vacuo , 304 4. An Heater of Iron ...
... Candle .. PLATE II . FIG . 1. A Pyrostatical Machine for weighing the Force of Fire ... 88 194 283 210 2. Essay - Box to obtain the Degrees of the Index , 296 3. Heater and its Stand , for Experiments in Vacuo , 304 4. An Heater of Iron ...
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... candles in a pair of scales . The form of the instrument was altered in such a manner as to accommo- date it better to the subject to which it is ap- plied in the Essay . The argument to demonstrate a vacuum , is built ( as ...
... candles in a pair of scales . The form of the instrument was altered in such a manner as to accommo- date it better to the subject to which it is ap- plied in the Essay . The argument to demonstrate a vacuum , is built ( as ...
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... candle , & c . Some moderns , who deny the progression of light , are still aware that the constant flame at the orb of the sun must occasion a vast con- sumption of fuel ; for the supplying of which , they provide a circulation of ...
... candle , & c . Some moderns , who deny the progression of light , are still aware that the constant flame at the orb of the sun must occasion a vast con- sumption of fuel ; for the supplying of which , they provide a circulation of ...
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... candle may il- luminate it , magnetism may give it a polar direction , electricity may repel it , and the cause of gravity give it a tendency toward . the earth ; and all these may be taking ef fect upon it at once . 8. That as all ...
... candle may il- luminate it , magnetism may give it a polar direction , electricity may repel it , and the cause of gravity give it a tendency toward . the earth ; and all these may be taking ef fect upon it at once . 8. That as all ...
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... candle . A very large quantity of fixed air is disen- gaged from the body of an animal when it putrifies ; and this is the reason why bodies become specifically lighter , and float in the water after they have lain under it a few days ...
... candle . A very large quantity of fixed air is disen- gaged from the body of an animal when it putrifies ; and this is the reason why bodies become specifically lighter , and float in the water after they have lain under it a few days ...
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