A natural philosophy : embracing the most recent discoveries in the various branches of physics, and exhibiting the application of scientific principles in everyday life .. (1899)
Quackenbos, G. P. (George Payn), 1826-1881 · New York, Cincinnati [etc.], American book company · leaf 155
46. Whatdoes Fig. 158 represent? 347. Describe the experiment with two glass plates.848. What fact is stated respecting a capillary tube broken off at the top ? Why is itnecessary to put an extinguisher on a spirit-lamp ? What fact is stated respectingevaporation from capillary tubes ? 349. How are… … 150 HYDROSTATICS. E and F are a pair of similar balls, one ofwhich, E, can be wet, while the other, F, cannot. The water, attracted by E, rises around it,whereas around F it is depressed. If these ballsare placed near together, F, being repelled fromthe wall of water around E, will recede from it.…
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