The Atmosphere and Atmospherical PhenomenaReligious Tract Society, 1799 - 16 páginas |
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... air by means of an air - pump , or in any other way , and then accurately weighed in a nice balance , it will be found to be about sixteen grains lighter than it was before it was emptied of its air , which shows that a quart of air ...
... air by means of an air - pump , or in any other way , and then accurately weighed in a nice balance , it will be found to be about sixteen grains lighter than it was before it was emptied of its air , which shows that a quart of air ...
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... pump , perceived , when they had made the attempt , that the pump refused its assistance , when the water was to be ... air , made a new experiment with quicksilver , in the manner already described . He saw the quicksilver in the tube ...
... pump , perceived , when they had made the attempt , that the pump refused its assistance , when the water was to be ... air , made a new experiment with quicksilver , in the manner already described . He saw the quicksilver in the tube ...
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... air , and , soon after , the whole became an extended pavement of white cloud . The reason of all this is obvious : the clouds are vapour , or water rarefied by heat . Vapour is lighter than air ... pump affords , on the whole , the best ...
... air , and , soon after , the whole became an extended pavement of white cloud . The reason of all this is obvious : the clouds are vapour , or water rarefied by heat . Vapour is lighter than air ... pump affords , on the whole , the best ...
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... pump . It consists of a hollow cylinder or tube , in which a piston is alternately raised and depressed by means of ... air , or whatever fluid the pump may contain . The fluid then gets above the valve , and is lifted up by the raising ...
... pump . It consists of a hollow cylinder or tube , in which a piston is alternately raised and depressed by means of ... air , or whatever fluid the pump may contain . The fluid then gets above the valve , and is lifted up by the raising ...
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... air is exhausted , the glass will be broken into a number of pieces by the external pressure of the atmosphere . But as comparatively few persons have an opportunity of performing experiments with the air - pump , a few simple ...
... air is exhausted , the glass will be broken into a number of pieces by the external pressure of the atmosphere . But as comparatively few persons have an opportunity of performing experiments with the air - pump , a few simple ...
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Página 191 - LORD, how manifold are Thy works ! in wisdom hast Thou made them all ; the earth is full of Thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Página 145 - Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain ? or can the heavens give showers ? art not thou he, O Lord our God ? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
Página 44 - This will cause the air at the equator to stand more than seven miles higher from the surface of the earth to the top of the atmosphere than at the north pole.
Página 8 - The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Página 191 - My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Página 145 - Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen ; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
Página 145 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over with corn ; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Página 79 - They shall not build, and another inhabit: they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Página 191 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the sum of them. If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
Página 69 - This was succeeded by a laugh which was involuntary, but highly pleasurable, accompanied by a peculiar thrilling in the extremities— a sensation perfectly new and delightful. For many hours after this experiment, he imagined that his taste and smell were more acute, and is certain that he felt unusually strong and cheerful. In a second experiment, he felt pleasure still superior, and has since poetically remarked that he supposes the atmosphere of the highest of all possible heavens to be composed...