The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtCharles W. Vincent, James Mason Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1858 - Science |
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... wire to his magnet , he suddenly found that he lost four - fifths of his power . Now , here is a problem , the solution of which must have a vital influence on the electro - magnetic power , and , therefore , in its cost of production ...
... wire to his magnet , he suddenly found that he lost four - fifths of his power . Now , here is a problem , the solution of which must have a vital influence on the electro - magnetic power , and , therefore , in its cost of production ...
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... wire attached to that of the station or distance signal will work the supplementary arm . The additional signal post , when situated between the station and the distance signals , should be placed as far inside the latter as to allow an ...
... wire attached to that of the station or distance signal will work the supplementary arm . The additional signal post , when situated between the station and the distance signals , should be placed as far inside the latter as to allow an ...
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... wire . It consists of an electro- magnet provided with a keeper , carrying a hammer so fixed as to strike a bell whenever a current of electricity is transmitted . A battery of graphite ( from gas retorts ) and zinc is placed at every ...
... wire . It consists of an electro- magnet provided with a keeper , carrying a hammer so fixed as to strike a bell whenever a current of electricity is transmitted . A battery of graphite ( from gas retorts ) and zinc is placed at every ...
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... wire , communicating with a galvanic battery . The ball is placed in the cannon , and hermetically sealed with partially damp cotton ; when a stroke or shock of electricity is applied , the ball is projected . In case of the engine ...
... wire , communicating with a galvanic battery . The ball is placed in the cannon , and hermetically sealed with partially damp cotton ; when a stroke or shock of electricity is applied , the ball is projected . In case of the engine ...
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... wire cases when drying , as a vast quantity of dust , & c . , is rubbed off , and no loss of small corn occurs , as is unavoidably the case in the old kiln , from its drop- ping through the tiles , or wires , into the lantern , where it ...
... wire cases when drying , as a vast quantity of dust , & c . , is rubbed off , and no loss of small corn occurs , as is unavoidably the case in the old kiln , from its drop- ping through the tiles , or wires , into the lantern , where it ...
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Page 122 - ... be familiar to practical men, yet appeared to have escaped the attention of those who were more engaged in scientific research. The great fact which he desired to call attention to is comprised in the following general proposition, namely, that all substances in a molten condition are specifically heavier than the same substance in an unmolteu state.
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Page 252 - Fourthly, though the phenomenon is in the strictest sense terrestrial, it is by converse with the heavens that it has been made known to us. A variation of probably a second, or less, in the right ascension of three or four stars, observed at different seasons, no doubt revealed the fact to the sagacious astronomer of Armagh, and even enabled him to divine its cause ; which has been confirmed as the true cause, and placed in a clearer light by the experiments of Mr Hopkins. One useful lesson may...