The Conservation of Energy: Being a Treatise on Energy and Its LawsH. S. King, 1874 - 180 páginas |
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... operation — yet in our imagi- nation we may suppose the sub - division to be carried on continuously , always making the particles smaller and smaller . In this case we should , at last , come to an ultimate molecule of sand or oxide of ...
... operation — yet in our imagi- nation we may suppose the sub - division to be carried on continuously , always making the particles smaller and smaller . In this case we should , at last , come to an ultimate molecule of sand or oxide of ...
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... operation in any kind of numerical estimate is to fix upon our unit or standard . Thus we say a rod is so many inches long , or a road so many miles long . Here an inch and a mile are chosen as our standards . In like manner , we speak ...
... operation in any kind of numerical estimate is to fix upon our unit or standard . Thus we say a rod is so many inches long , or a road so many miles long . Here an inch and a mile are chosen as our standards . In like manner , we speak ...
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... operation as one unit of work , and let us call it the kilogrammetre . 24. In the next place , it is very obvious that if we raise the kilogramme two metres in height , we do two units of work - if three metres , three units , and so on ...
... operation as one unit of work , and let us call it the kilogrammetre . 24. In the next place , it is very obvious that if we raise the kilogramme two metres in height , we do two units of work - if three metres , three units , and so on ...
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... operation as before . We may by this means accumulate a vast quantity of opposite electricities on the two coatings of such a jar , and they will remain there for a long time , especially if the surrounding atmosphere and the glass ...
... operation as before . We may by this means accumulate a vast quantity of opposite electricities on the two coatings of such a jar , and they will remain there for a long time , especially if the surrounding atmosphere and the glass ...
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... operation involving great acquaintance with the laws of energy , and very great exactness of observation : in fine , our readers will at once perceive that it is much more difficult to prove the truth of the conservation of energy than ...
... operation involving great acquaintance with the laws of energy , and very great exactness of observation : in fine , our readers will at once perceive that it is much more difficult to prove the truth of the conservation of energy than ...
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