Elementary natural philosophy : designed for high schools and academies (1881)
Griffin, La Roy F. (La Roy Freese), 1844-1916 · Philadelphia : Sower, Potts & Co. · leaf 156
density sinks to the bottom. Aftersufficient time has passed, the thermometerat the top indicates 0°, while that at the bot- torn indicates 4°. So then water is the densestat 4°, and expands both ways from that temperature. Itseems probable that this expansion in solidifying is relatedto the form… … FBEEZING- MIXTUKES. 147 Williams in Canada. He filled a thirteen-inch bomb shellwith water, drove an iron plug weighing three poundsinto the hole, and then exposed it to intense cold. Aftersome time, the plug was driven out with sufficient force tocarry it four hundred and fifteen feet. At the same…
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