Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 364
that the i lb. of water falling 770feet, got hotter by one degree when it reached the earth.He subsequently arrived at the more exact conclusionsquoted above. So heat is now known to be a series of vibrations, orvibratory motions, as sound vibrations, which we cannot MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT. 5 hear… … ^f^nr,. Melting a piece of tin on a card. The study of heat can be briefly undertaken without anycomplicated apparatus. If we desire a proof of the greatconducting power of metals, let us place a fine piece ofmuslin tightly stretched over a lump of polished metal.On the muslin we put a burning…
Scientific recreations
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