The outlines of physics: an elementary text-book (1897)
Nichols, E. L. (Edward Leamington), 1854-1937 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd. · leaf 207
se in front of thenozzle. (c) FUl the reservoir with air by several rapid strokes of the pump. (d) Open the stopcock S and note the deflection of the galvanome-ter, which will be such as to indicate a cooling of the face. 174. The Mechanical Equivalent of Heat. — The first ex-perimenter to measure… … Pig. 161. The two weights m-^, m^ fall through measured distancesunder the action of gravity. They turn a paddle withinthe calorimeter 0, thus stirring and thereby warming thewater which the latter contains. The rise in the tempera-ture of the water multiplied by its mass gives the heatdeveloped.…
Physics
Internet Archive · Cornell University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
