Journal of the Franklin InstitutePergamon Press, 1865 |
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Page 36
... receiver , from which the atmo- spheric cylinders might draw it . Waste steam from other sources may thus be converted into power . If the proposed system did not harmonize with the exhaustion of both forces it could not be the true one ...
... receiver , from which the atmo- spheric cylinders might draw it . Waste steam from other sources may thus be converted into power . If the proposed system did not harmonize with the exhaustion of both forces it could not be the true one ...
Page 200
... receiver , in a vessel of water ; on exhausting , they swelled out con- siderably , turned over , and quickly died . When dissected the air - blad- der was found to be empty . An eel lived for some time in vacuo , but was found to be ...
... receiver , in a vessel of water ; on exhausting , they swelled out con- siderably , turned over , and quickly died . When dissected the air - blad- der was found to be empty . An eel lived for some time in vacuo , but was found to be ...
Page 251
... receiver , the included seed produced plants from two to three inches high in a week's time . In a short notice of “ An Experiment of Sigr . Fracassati upon Blood Grown Cold , " we find men- tion of an important fact hitherto unobserved ...
... receiver , the included seed produced plants from two to three inches high in a week's time . In a short notice of “ An Experiment of Sigr . Fracassati upon Blood Grown Cold , " we find men- tion of an important fact hitherto unobserved ...
Page 252
... receiver ; on exhausting it ceased to emit light , but when air was admitted the luminosity returned . In order to see if the light could be perfectly distinguished like that of a red - hot coal placed in a vacuum , pieces of luminous ...
... receiver ; on exhausting it ceased to emit light , but when air was admitted the luminosity returned . In order to see if the light could be perfectly distinguished like that of a red - hot coal placed in a vacuum , pieces of luminous ...
Page 253
... receiver and exhausted . At the end of six minutes it appeared perfectly dead , but on removal to the open air it recovered after a while ; a second kitten which was left in vacuo for seven minutes did not recover when air was admitted ...
... receiver and exhausted . At the end of six minutes it appeared perfectly dead , but on removal to the open air it recovered after a while ; a second kitten which was left in vacuo for seven minutes did not recover when air was admitted ...
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