Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814, American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Boston · leaf 450
bjects of a popular nature,and of general utility; and on that account it wasjudged best to keep them separate from those contained AQA Introduction. in this volume, which partake more of the nature ofabstruse philosophical investigations. Various unforeseen events have contributed to retardthe… … OF THE PROPAGATION OF HEAT INVARIOUS SUBSTANCES. CHAPTER I. An Account of the Instruments that were prepared for mak-ing the proposed Experiments. — A Thermometer is con-structed whose Bulb is surrounded by a TorricellianVacuum. — Heat is found to pass in a Torricellian Vac-uum with greater…
