The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volum 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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Pàgina 104
... pound weight upon the superficies of the earth , two cubic feet will have two thousand pound weight upon the same superficies ; and if the earth contained but half the quantity of matter that it does now , the same cu- bic foot of gold ...
... pound weight upon the superficies of the earth , two cubic feet will have two thousand pound weight upon the same superficies ; and if the earth contained but half the quantity of matter that it does now , the same cu- bic foot of gold ...
Pàgina 105
... force which , upon the superficies of the earth , would support a hun- dred pound weight , if it were twice as far off the centre , could support four times the weight , and , if at three times as far off , could support nine times the ...
... force which , upon the superficies of the earth , would support a hun- dred pound weight , if it were twice as far off the centre , could support four times the weight , and , if at three times as far off , could support nine times the ...
Pàgina 133
... pounds ; and that the weight of air is to that of mercury as 1 to 10,800 ; whence it follows , that if the weight of the atmos- phere be sufficient to raise a column of mercury to the height of thirty inches , the height of the ho ...
... pounds ; and that the weight of air is to that of mercury as 1 to 10,800 ; whence it follows , that if the weight of the atmos- phere be sufficient to raise a column of mercury to the height of thirty inches , the height of the ho ...
Pàgina 140
... weight of the external air . Two small hollow segments of a sphere four inches in diameter , exactly fitting each other , being emptied of air , are pressed together by a force equal to 188 pounds , by the weight of the ambient air ...
... weight of the external air . Two small hollow segments of a sphere four inches in diameter , exactly fitting each other , being emptied of air , are pressed together by a force equal to 188 pounds , by the weight of the ambient air ...
Pàgina 142
... weight and fluidity of the air , it closely invests the earth , with all the bodies upon it , and con- stringes and binds them down with a force amount- ing , according to the computation of M. Pascal , to 2232 pounds weight upon every ...
... weight and fluidity of the air , it closely invests the earth , with all the bodies upon it , and con- stringes and binds them down with a force amount- ing , according to the computation of M. Pascal , to 2232 pounds weight upon every ...
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