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" CALORIC is that which is insensible to the touch, or incapable of being detected by the thermometer. The quantity of heat necessary to enable ice to assume the fluid state is equal to that which would raise the temperature of the same weight of water... "
Aide-mémoire to the Military Sciences: Framed from Contributions of Officers ... - Page 261
1860
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Natural Philosophy: With an Explanation of Scientific Terms, and ..., Volume 1

1829 - 500 pages
...equal to that which would raise the temperature of the same weight of water 140 . He also found that an equal quantity of heat is set free from water when it assumes the solid form. Since the increased quantity of heat, thus proved to be essential to the fluid state, is not capable...
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Library of Useful Knowledge: Natural philosophy, Volume 1

1829 - 522 pages
...determine that the quantity of heat necessary to enable a given weight of ice to assume the fluid torm, is equal to that which would raise the temperature of the same weight of water 140 . He also found that an equal quantity of heat is set free from water when it assumes the solid form....
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The Book of Science: A Familiar Introduction to the Principles of Natural ...

John M. Moffat - 1834 - 530 pages
...various substances. Count « Dr. Black estimated the heat required to melt a given quantity of ice as equal to that which would raise the temperature of the same weight of water from 32 to 132 degrees. Kumford invented a calorimeter, for estimating the quantity of heat given out,...
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The Scientific Class-book, Or, A Familiar Introduction to the ..., Volume 1

Walter Rogers Johnson - 1835 - 530 pages
...object have been adopted ? * Dr. Black estimated the heat required to melt a given quantity of ice as equal to that which would raise the temperature of the same weight of water from 32 to 163 or 140 degrees. 2c2 described in the American Journal of Science,* together with formulae...
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The Scientific Class-book; Or, A Familiar Introduction to the ..., Part 1

Walter R. Johnson - 1836 - 522 pages
...object have been adopted > * Dr. lllack estimated the beat required to melt a given quantity of ice as equal to that which would raise the temperature of the same weight of water from 32 to 162 or 140 degrees. 808 described in the American Journal of Science,* together with formulae...
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Engineers' and Mechanics' Pocket-book ...

Charles Haynes Haswell - 1844 - 298 pages
...showing the relatiee Capncity for Heat of earious Bodies. LATENT CALORIC is that which is iaseasible to the touch, or incapable of being detected by the...raise the temperature of the same weight of water 140o ; and an equal quantity of heat is set free from water when it assumes the solid form. If 5J Ibs....
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A System of Natural Philosophy: Designed for the Use of Schools and ...

John M. Moffat, Walter Rogers Johnson - 1845 - 516 pages
...object have been adopted ? * Dr. Black estimated the heat required to melt a given quantity of ice as equal to that which would raise the temperature of the same weight of water from 32 to 162 or 140 degrees. described in the American Journal of Science,* togcther with formulae...
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Sir Edward Thomason's memoirs during half a century

Sir Edward Thomason - 1845 - 620 pages
...copper, iron, platina. A compound of 3 parts tin, 5 of lead, and 8 of bismuth, melts below 210 Fahr. An equal quantity of heat is set free from water when it assumes a solid form, and ice melts at 31°. Wtdq. Fah. Extreme of Scale 240° 32277° Air furnace 160 21877...
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Engineers' and Mechanics' Pocket-book ...

Charles Haynes Haswell - 1851 - 346 pages
...Equal vol. Silver . .082 .833 Tin . . .060 — Gold . . .050 .966 Lead . . .043 .487 Water . .1 .1 LATENT CALORIC is that which is insensible to the...140° ; and an equal quantity of heat is set free from wat« when it assumes the solid form. If 5i Ibs. of water, at the temperature of "2°, be placed in...
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Engineers' and Mechanics' Pocket-book ...

Charles Haynes Haswell - 1853 - 318 pages
...Equal vol. Silver . .082 .833 Tin . . .060 — Gold . . .050 .966 Lead . . .043 .487 Water . .1 .1 LATENT CALORIC is that which is insensible to the...temperature of the same weight of water 140° ; and an equaj quantity of heat is set free from water when it assumes the solid form. tore of 2120), until...
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