The Elements of Natural Or Experimental Philosophy, Volumen3T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803 |
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Página 362
... fhock ; because when a living animal body forms the circle of communica- tion between the two fides of the charged plate , the difcharge which muft pafs through it , occafions a fudden motion , by contracting the mufcles through which ...
... fhock ; because when a living animal body forms the circle of communica- tion between the two fides of the charged plate , the difcharge which muft pafs through it , occafions a fudden motion , by contracting the mufcles through which ...
Página 366
... fhock , which is produced by coated glafs of a given thickness , is proportionate to the quantity of coated furface , fuppofing that the charge has been carried up to the utmost degree . Hence by increafing the quantity of coated ...
... fhock , which is produced by coated glafs of a given thickness , is proportionate to the quantity of coated furface , fuppofing that the charge has been carried up to the utmost degree . Hence by increafing the quantity of coated ...
Página 367
... fhock of a finall jar , fuch as a coated 4 ounce phial , is fufficient to deftroy the life of a full grown balfam . The plant begins to droop immediately after the fhock . the the two fides of a Leyden phial , in water Of the Leyden ...
... fhock of a finall jar , fuch as a coated 4 ounce phial , is fufficient to deftroy the life of a full grown balfam . The plant begins to droop immediately after the fhock . the the two fides of a Leyden phial , in water Of the Leyden ...
Página 368
... fhock will break them , and in fome circumftances will difperfe them in every di- rection , and in fuch a manner as if the force pro- ceeded from the centre of every one of the inter- pofed bodies . In feveral inftances the effect of ...
... fhock will break them , and in fome circumftances will difperfe them in every di- rection , and in fuch a manner as if the force pro- ceeded from the centre of every one of the inter- pofed bodies . In feveral inftances the effect of ...
Página 369
... fhock , by melting it , will force it into the very fub- ftance of the glafs . The glaffes themfelves are generally fhattered to pieces . If those glaffes which inclofe the metal be preffed by heavy weights , then a remarkably fmall fhock ...
... fhock , by melting it , will force it into the very fub- ftance of the glafs . The glaffes themfelves are generally fhattered to pieces . If those glaffes which inclofe the metal be preffed by heavy weights , then a remarkably fmall fhock ...
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Página 287 - When the rising sun shines from that point whence its incident ray forms an angle of about 45° on the sea of Reggio, and the bright surface of the water in the bay is not disturbed either by the wind or...
Página 291 - ... let this mixture be rammed into a crucible of about an inch and a half in depth, till it be almoft full ; and let it be placed in...
Página 287 - ... palms, and nearly down to the sea, the observer will behold the scene of the same objects not only reflected from the surface of the sea, but likewise in the air, though not so distinct or well defined as the former objects from the sea.
Página 287 - Lastly, if the air be slightly hazy and opaque, and at the' same time dewy and adapted to form the Iris, then the abovementioned objects will appear only at the surface of the sea, as in the first case, but all vividly coloured or fringed witH red, green, blue, and other prismatic colours *. " As the day advances, the fairy scene gradually disappears.
Página 287 - Reggio, and the bright surface of the water in the bay is not disturbed either by the wind or the current, the spectator being placed on an eminence of the city, with his back to the sun, and his face to the sea ; on a sudden there appear in the water, as in a catoptric theatre, various multiplied objects, viz.
Página 418 - THE electric organs of the torpedo are placed on each side of the cranium and gills, reaching from thence to the semicircular cartilages of each great fin, and extending longitudinally from the anterior extremity of the animal to the transverse cartilage, which divides the thorax from the abdomen...
Página 203 - When the rings were examined by looking through the lenses in the opposite direction, the central spot appeared white, and, in other rings, red was opposite to blue, yellow to violet, and green to a compound of red and violet ; the colours formed by the transmitted and...
Página 140 - If two triangles have two angles of the one equal to two angles of the other, each to each, and one side equal to one side, viz.
Página 513 - ... the attraction of their matter. There is an attraction exerted between the overcharged extremity of one magnetic body and the undercharged extremity of the other, on account of the attraction between that fluid and the matter of the body ; but, to explain the repulsion which takes place between their undercharged extremities, we...
Página 278 - ... the distance of the small circle, and also of the parallel lines from your eye; divide then the distance of the former by that of the latter, and you will have the magnifying power of the telescope required.