The American Steam Engineer, Theoretical and Practical: With Examples of the Latest and Most Approved American Practice in the Design and Construction of Steam Engines and Boilers of Every Description. For the Use of Engineers, Machinists, Boiler Makers, and StudentsH.C. Baird & Company, 1888 - 370 Seiten |
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... lead has no elasticity . If an india - rubber ball be dropped on the pavement , it will be flattened very much more than the lead ball ; but the elasticity of the substance is so great that the particles all resume their old posi- tions ...
... lead has no elasticity . If an india - rubber ball be dropped on the pavement , it will be flattened very much more than the lead ball ; but the elasticity of the substance is so great that the particles all resume their old posi- tions ...
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... lead and two cubic feet of iron . The mass of the iron would then be twice the mass of the lead , and we could determine but little as to INTRODUCTION . xli.
... lead and two cubic feet of iron . The mass of the iron would then be twice the mass of the lead , and we could determine but little as to INTRODUCTION . xli.
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... lead , and we could determine but little as to the laws of gravity . We should deal with equal masses and study ... Lead is a very dense material ; gravity acts on it powerfully and we say it is heavy . Cork is very porous ; gravity acts ...
... lead , and we could determine but little as to the laws of gravity . We should deal with equal masses and study ... Lead is a very dense material ; gravity acts on it powerfully and we say it is heavy . Cork is very porous ; gravity acts ...
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... lead , and its weight would be the same . Gravity acts on all matter . There is no sub- stance which does not have weight . If we take an evenly - balanced pair of scales and place a cubic foot of lead in one pan and a cubic foot of ...
... lead , and its weight would be the same . Gravity acts on all matter . There is no sub- stance which does not have weight . If we take an evenly - balanced pair of scales and place a cubic foot of lead in one pan and a cubic foot of ...
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... lead . We have before noticed that the closer to- gether the atoms of matter are packed , the greater the cohesion . This is also true of gravity act- ing on matter . The closer inatter is brought to the centre of the earth , the more ...
... lead . We have before noticed that the closer to- gether the atoms of matter are packed , the greater the cohesion . This is also true of gravity act- ing on matter . The closer inatter is brought to the centre of the earth , the more ...
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