Rankine, William John Macquorn, 1820-1872, Millar, William J, Tait, Peter Guthrie, 1831-1901 · London, C. Griffin and company · leaf 396
. Proposition II.—Theorem. In Fig. 5, let Ax A2 M, Bx B2 N heany two curves of no transmission, indefinitely extended in the direction of X, ON THERMODYNAMICS. 347 intersected in the points Av Bv A2, B2, by two isothermal curves Qx Ax Bx Qx,Q0A0B0 Q0, which are indefinitely near to each other; that… … indefinitely-prolonged area MA1B1N, the same proportion which the indefi-nitely small difference of actual heat SQ bears to the ivhole actual heat Q:; or area Ax Ba B2 A2 S Q area M Ax B1 N ~~ Qx (Demonstration.) Draw the ordinates A1VAl, A2VA2, B^^, B2VB2.Suppose, in the first place, that 8 Q is…
