Conversations on Natural Philosophy: In which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils : Illustrated with PlatesJ.Y. Humphreys, 1821 - 311 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة viii
... Pump . - Of the Barometer Mode of Weighing Air - Specific Gravity of Air - Of Pumps . -Description of the Sucking Pump . - Description of the Forcing Pump . Page 205 CONVERSATION XIII . On Wind and Sound . 1 Of viii CONTENTS .
... Pump . - Of the Barometer Mode of Weighing Air - Specific Gravity of Air - Of Pumps . -Description of the Sucking Pump . - Description of the Forcing Pump . Page 205 CONVERSATION XIII . On Wind and Sound . 1 Of viii CONTENTS .
الصفحة ix
... Wind and Sound . 1 Of Wind in General . - Of the Trade Wind . - Of the Periodical Trade Winds Of the Aerial Tides . - Of Sound in General.- Of Sonorous Bodies - Of Musical Sounds . - Of Concord or Harmony , and Melody . Page 219 ...
... Wind and Sound . 1 Of Wind in General . - Of the Trade Wind . - Of the Periodical Trade Winds Of the Aerial Tides . - Of Sound in General.- Of Sonorous Bodies - Of Musical Sounds . - Of Concord or Harmony , and Melody . Page 219 ...
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... wind , would be driven straight forwards in a right line , were they not con- fined to a fixed point round which they are compelled to move . Mrs. B. Very well . And observe , that the point to which the motion of a small body , such as ...
... wind , would be driven straight forwards in a right line , were they not con- fined to a fixed point round which they are compelled to move . Mrs. B. Very well . And observe , that the point to which the motion of a small body , such as ...
الصفحة 98
... wind- ing up the rope , you will perceive that the branch of the handle A , which is united to the axle , represents the spoke of a wheel , and answers the purpose of an entire wheel ; the other branch B affords no mechani- cal aid ...
... wind- ing up the rope , you will perceive that the branch of the handle A , which is united to the axle , represents the spoke of a wheel , and answers the purpose of an entire wheel ; the other branch B affords no mechani- cal aid ...
الصفحة 99
... wind , to turn the wheel . One of the great benefits resulting from the use of machinery is , that it gives us a sort of empire over the powers of nature , and enables us to make them perform the labour which would otherwise fall to the ...
... wind , to turn the wheel . One of the great benefits resulting from the use of machinery is , that it gives us a sort of empire over the powers of nature , and enables us to make them perform the labour which would otherwise fall to the ...
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الصفحة 126 - ... things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but .the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleased: now...
الصفحة 140 - evidence of things not seen," in the fulness of Divine grace ; and was profound on this, the greatest concern of human life, while unable even to comprehend how the " inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit" could be the cause of the change of the seasons.
الصفحة 125 - Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung...
الصفحة 98 - ... time that the axle describes a small one, therefore the power is increased in the same proportion as the circumference of the wheel is greater than that of the axle. If the...
الصفحة 291 - The construction of the eye is so admirable, that it is capable of adapting itself, more or less, to the circumstances in which it is placed. In a faint light the pupil dilates so as to receive an additional quantity of rays, and in a strong light it contracts, in order to prevent the intensity of the light from injuring the optic nerve.
الصفحة 103 - When, therefore, the surfaces of the two bodies come into contact, the prominent parts of the one will often fall into the hollow parts of the other, and occasion more or less resistance to motion. In proportion as the surfaces of bodies are well polished, the friction is diminished; but it is always considerable, and it is usually computed to destroy one-third of the power of a machine.
الصفحة 43 - ... regions. The pressure of the atmosphere has been compared to that of a pile of fleeces of wool, in which the lower fleeces are pressed together by the weight of those above : these lie light and loose, in proportion as they approach the uppermost fleece, which receives no external pressure, and is confined merely by the force of its own gravity.
الصفحة 76 - The curve-line which the ball has described, is called in geometry, a parabola; but when the ball is thrown perpendicularly upwards, it will descend perpendicularly ; because the force of projection, and that of gravity, are in the same line of direction. We have noticed the centres of magnitude, and of motion ; but I have not yet explained to you what is meant by the centre of gravity ; it is that point in a body, about which all the parts exactly balance each other ; if, therefore, that point is...
الصفحة 294 - By the assistance of such glasses, therefore, the rays from a distant object fall on the pupil as divergent as those from a less distant object ; and, with short-sighted people, they throw the image of a distant object back as far as the retina.
الصفحة 301 - XY (fig. 2.) in it, to converge the rays to a focus on the object A B. There is but one thing more wanting to complete .the solar microscope, which I shall leave to Caroline's sagacity to discover. CAROLINE. Our microscope has a small mirror attached to it, upon a moveable joint, which can be so adjusted as to receive the sun's rays, and reflect them upon the object. If a similar mirror were placed to reflect light upon the lens, would it not be a means of illuminating the object more perfectly?...