The elements of natural philosophy : copiously illustrated by familiar experiments and containing descriptions of instruments, with directions for using : designed for the use of schools and academies (1856)
Sprague, A. W. (Alfred White), 1821-1891 · Boston : Phillips, Sampson & Company · leaf 98
or cotton,and again exhaust the receiver, when these * A cheaper yet less perfect form of the Philosophical Water-Hammer, ex-hausted by heat and made permanently tight, is sold at the shops. Jerk thetube with caution and at an angle, lest the force of the liquid break throughthe bottom. No amount… … What may we learn from this experiment ? What is said in case there wereno atmosphere to impede the fall of rain and hail ? What is said of the buoy-ancy of air ? Give the experiment for showing its buoyancy. IMPENETRABILITY OF AIR. ^3 Tvill be found like the glass globe to indicate an increase…
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