Air, as well as all other gases and vapors, possesses weight. The weight of air may be shown by first weighing a suitable vessel filled with air; then exhausting the air from it by means of an air-pump, and weighing again. The difference between the two... Wells's Natural Philosophy - Seite 165von David Ames Wells - 1858Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1839 - 504 Seiten
...weights with the composition and density of atmospheric air. The mean of various experimental results of the weight of 100 cubic inches of air is about 31 grains, and this agrees very nearly with the determination of Dr. PROUT. Now if pure air consist of 20 cubic... | |
| David Ames Wells - 1857 - 492 Seiten
...burst it. ,, 369. Air, as well as all other gases and vaaa air weight f pors, possesses weight. The weight of air may be shown by first weighing a suitable...cubic inches of air is about 31 grains. TO what is the ^®- ^e elasticity, or expansion of air is due °' to t^ie Pecuh'ar action of the molecular forces... | |
| David Ames Wells - 1860 - 478 Seiten
...oftentimes burst it. Has air weight? 3G9. Air, as well as all other gases and vapors, possesses weight. The weight of air may be shown by first weighing a suitable...weight of 100 cubic inches of air is about 31 grains. Tovhatistho '^®' The elasticity, or expansion of air is due ilr'dM? ° f *° t ^ ie P ecunar action... | |
| David Ames Wells - 1860 - 466 Seiten
...burst it. 369. Air, as well as all other gases and vaHas air weight? . " ° pors, possesses weight. The weight of air may be shown by first weighing a suitable...from it by means of an air-pump, and weighing again. Tho difference between the two weights will be the weight of the air contained in the vessel. The weight... | |
| David Ames Wells - 1863 - 468 Seiten
...burst it. Has air weight? 7 '' 369. Air, as well as all other gases and vapors, possesses weight. The weight of air may be shown by first weighing a suitable...air-pump, and weighing again. The difference between tho two weights will be the weight of tha air contained in the vessel. The weight of 100 cubic inches... | |
| David Ames Wells - 1871 - 462 Seiten
...burst it. £as air weight? 369. Air, as well as all other erases and vapors, possesses weight. The weight of air may be shown by first weighing a suitable...cubic inches of air is about 31 grains. TO what is the ^®- ^e elasticity, or expansion of air is due •IrdueT of to ^ l )ecu l' ar action of the molecular... | |
| David Ames Wells - 1875 - 464 Seiten
...burst it. ^as air weight? ' " 369. Air, as well as all other gases and vapors, possesses weight. The weight of air may be shown by first weighing a suitable...cubic inches of air is about 31 grains. TO what is the ^®~ ^e elasticity, or expansion of air is due elasticity of t o the peculiar action of the molecular... | |
| David Ames Wells - 1876 - 462 Seiten
...gases and vapors, possesses weight. The weight of air may be shown by first weighing a suitable vesssl filled with air; then exhausting the air from it by...100 cubic inches of air is about 31 grains. TO what IB the ^®- ^ e elasticity, or expansion of air is due air^u"? ° f to *ke P ecu l' ar action of the... | |
| David Ames Wells - 1878 - 500 Seiten
...burst it. •. 369. Air, as well as all other gases and vaJaiairweight? ' pors, possesses weight. The weight of air may be shown by first weighing a suitable...the vessel. The weight of 100 cubic inches of air is ahout 31 grains. TO what is the "^' ^e ^^city, or expansion of air is due ilSeY °f to the pecul>ar... | |
| David Ames Wells - 1879 - 552 Seiten
...oftentimes burst it. Hasair 312. Air, as well as all other gases and weight? vapors, possesses weight. The weight of air may be shown by first weighing a suitable...of the air contained in the vessel. The weight of one hundred cubic inches of air is about thirty-one grains. The question, therefore, naturally occurs... | |
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