A textbook on mechanical and electrical engineering (1898)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton : International Textbook Co., [1898-99] · leaf 506
of gases iseasily shown by means of the pneumaticsyringe shown in Fig. 218. This consistsof a glass tube with thick sides, hermet-ically closed with a leather piston. Atthe bottom is a small cavity in which apiece of cotton, moistened with ether orcarbon disulphide, is placed. The tubebeing filled… … 4S2 HEAT. ignition of the cotton in this experiment indicates a tem-perature of at least 570°, since it will not ignite at a lowertemperature. THE l^RODUCTION OF MECHANICALWORK BY HEAT. THE MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT OF HEAT. 1148. From what has been previously stated, it shouldnow be evident that heat…
Electrical engineering · Mechanical engineering
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