Tyndall, John, 1820-1893 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 181
IOX. lect. n. of the power of molecular force, as compared withmechanical force. By boiling you may liberate this im-prisoned air. On heating a flask of water, air-bubblesare seen crowding on its sides, long before it boils, risingthrough the liquid without condensation, and often float-ing on the… … When this antagonist to their intimate union is removed,the molecules lock themselves together in a far tighterembrace. One effect of the withdrawal of the elastic bufferis, that the water falls with the sound of a solid body,producing what is called the water-hammer. You hearhow the purged liquid…
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