Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 245
rently so likeall other flakes that fall, can thus be viewed with muchinterest, and yet, while so very various, snowflakes neverget away from their proper hexagonal structure. It hasbeen, remarked that snowflakes falling at the same timehave generally the sanje form. Of the latent heat of ice,… … j^istilling water. certain amount of water absorbs sufficient heat to raise anequal quantity of the liquid 79°. This can be proved bytaking a measured quantity (say a pint) of water at 79°and adding ice of the same weight to the water. Themixture will be found to be at zero. Therefore the icehas…
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