Introductory course of natural philosophy for the use of schools and academies. Ed. from Ganot's popular physics. By William G. Peck (1869)
Ganot, Adolphe, 1804-1887, Peck, William Guy, 1820-1892 · New York A.S. Barnes · leaf 22
ts lower end. An air-tightpiston is introduced at the upper end, and on being pushed down wesee the inclosed air reduced to the half, fourth, and even the hun-dredth part of its original bulk. Examples of minute animals. Examples of odoriferous bodies. Blood globules.(11.) What is Compressibility ?… … Fig 4. Metals are compressible, as is shown in the process ofstamping coins, metals, and the like. W Dilatability. 12. Dilatability is the property that a body possessesof assuming a greater bulk under certain circumstances.In the experiment upon air, explained in the list article, Are liquids…
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