Six lectures on light [electronic resource] : delivered in the United States in 1872-1873 (1882)
Tyndall, John, 1820-1893, Parsons, John Herbert, Sir, 1868-1957, donor, University College, London. Library Services, University College, London. Library Services · London : Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 29
t the action then continue, with the thin wire glowing, until 100 grains of zinc are consumed. Will the amount of heat generated in the battery be the same as before ? No, it will be less by the precise amount generated in the thin wire outside the battery. In fact, by adding the internal heat to… … ment of which is the greatest achievement of modern scientific philosophy. By this arrangement, then, we are able to burn our zinc at one place, and to exhibit the effects of its combustion at a distance. In New York, for example, we may have our grate and fuel ; but the heat and light of our fire…
Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691 · Young, Thomas, 1773-1829 · Arago, F. (François), 1786-1853 · Light · Wave theory of light · Optical illusions · Gravitation · Vision
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