Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 367
h the black cloth has melted to a muchgreater extent than that beneath the white cloth, becauseblack absorbs heat more than white, which, on the contrary,has a tendency to reflect it. We perceive very plainly the 8 HEAT. difference in temperature by touching the two cloths. Thewhite cloth feels… … Experiment on the regelation of ice. bottle, and warming it over the fire, we can ascertain theexpansion of liquids under the inflxience of heat. Wemay in this way construct a complete thermometer. We may now consider the Sources of Heat, or cau.ses ofits development, which are various, and in many…
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