Advanced Reading Book, Literary and ScientificT. Laurie, 1859 - 424 pages |
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Page 53
... tube about 18 inches long ; 1 , near the end of the tube , is a hole in the side , and a ' , at the other end , a similar hole . The line m n represents a bit of looking - glass placed across the tube as in the figure , and m'n ' is a ...
... tube about 18 inches long ; 1 , near the end of the tube , is a hole in the side , and a ' , at the other end , a similar hole . The line m n represents a bit of looking - glass placed across the tube as in the figure , and m'n ' is a ...
Page 67
... tube is 10 feet wide , and is surmounted by a basin about 60 feet across . Both tube and basin are coated by a smooth hard plaster deposited by the spring itself ; indeed , it is the spring that has built the tube and formed the basin ...
... tube is 10 feet wide , and is surmounted by a basin about 60 feet across . Both tube and basin are coated by a smooth hard plaster deposited by the spring itself ; indeed , it is the spring that has built the tube and formed the basin ...
Page 70
... tube , a piece of flannel , and a piece of silk . In all experiments , the wax , the glass , the flannel , and the ... tube rubbed with silk in its place ; rub the second glass tube with silk , and bring it near to the suspended one ...
... tube , a piece of flannel , and a piece of silk . In all experiments , the wax , the glass , the flannel , and the ... tube rubbed with silk in its place ; rub the second glass tube with silk , and bring it near to the suspended one ...
Contents
LESSONS IN NATURAL HISTORY | 1 |
THE MATERIALS USED FOR PERFUMERY | 7 |
THOMSON | 10 |
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