The Newtonian System of Philosophy: Explained by Familiar Objects in an Entertaining MannerJohnson & Warner, 1808 - 140 páginas |
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... quicksilver of between 29 and 30 inches high . Now quicksilver being near four times heavier than water , if the air was as heavy as water , the atmosphere would be about fourteen times higher than the column of quicksilver , or about ...
... quicksilver of between 29 and 30 inches high . Now quicksilver being near four times heavier than water , if the air was as heavy as water , the atmosphere would be about fourteen times higher than the column of quicksilver , or about ...
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... and becomes lighter than at other times , as appears by the quicksilver's falling in the barometer , and the rains de- scending on the earth . Aime 12-9 It may be acceptable here , says the 42 Of the Air , Atmosphere , & c .
... and becomes lighter than at other times , as appears by the quicksilver's falling in the barometer , and the rains de- scending on the earth . Aime 12-9 It may be acceptable here , says the 42 Of the Air , Atmosphere , & c .
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... quicksilver , and then in- verted on a reservior , or leather bag below , of quicksilver . By this means the quick- silver in the tube subsides to its proper height , as acted upon by the pressure of the air , or atmosphere ; for it is ...
... quicksilver , and then in- verted on a reservior , or leather bag below , of quicksilver . By this means the quick- silver in the tube subsides to its proper height , as acted upon by the pressure of the air , or atmosphere ; for it is ...
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... quicksilver against the top of the tube . The next instrument below is called the Thermometer ( marked c ) . It con- tains a long glass tube , partly filled with quicksilver , and screwed down to a brass scale , on which are marked ...
... quicksilver against the top of the tube . The next instrument below is called the Thermometer ( marked c ) . It con- tains a long glass tube , partly filled with quicksilver , and screwed down to a brass scale , on which are marked ...
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... quicksilver , has generally been classed with semi - metals , and indeed , sometimes among the metals ; but I think it ought not to be classed under either of these heads , but considered separately ; as also should brimstone , though ...
... quicksilver , has generally been classed with semi - metals , and indeed , sometimes among the metals ; but I think it ought not to be classed under either of these heads , but considered separately ; as also should brimstone , though ...
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Página 70 - The affliction, nor the fear. Lear. Let the great gods, That keep this dreadful pother o'er our heads, Find out their enemies now. Tremble, thou wretch, That hast within thee undivulged crimes, Unwhipp'd of justice: Hide thee, thou bloody hand; Thou perjur'd, and thou simular man of virtue That art incestuous: Caitiff, to pieces shake, That under covert and convenient seeming...
Página 71 - Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm, How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, Your loop'd and window'd raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these ? O, I have ta'en Too little care of this ! Take physic, pomp ; Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, That thou mayst shake the superflux to them, And show the heavens more just.
Página 73 - Almighty has endowed the substances that compose the world, it could not conveniently subsist in anj" other form ; for, not to mention the formation of rivers, which are generally occasioned by the mists that fall on the mountains ; if the earth was a regular plain, instead of that beautiful variety of hills and valleys, of verdant forests and refreshing streams, which at present delight our senses, a dismal sea would cover the whole face of the globe ; and at best it would be only the habitation...