A text-book of physics, largely experimental. On the Harvard college "Descriptive list of elementary physical experiments." (1891)
Hall, Edwin Herbert, 1855-1938, Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917 · New York, H. Holt and Company · leaf 242
in cross-section if it had the samequality as the fine wire actually used. PROPERTIES OF SOLID BODIES. 219 EXERCISE 30 (26 in old list).BREAKING-STRENGTH OF A WIRE. Apparatus: Several pieces of spring-brass wire, No. 27 of Brownand Sharpe gauge, each about 1 m. long. Articles 50, 51, 52, 53, 54from… … FIG. 150. Take one of the pieces of wire and fasten one end securely to thetack and the other end to the bar of the balance, where the hook isattached The sharp bends made in the wire at the points of fasten-ing weaken it, and care must be taken to relieve these points in partfrom the pull that is…
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