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... compressed into one - tenth of that bulk , and it will remain so , and be more dense or solid . A room - full of air can be compressed into a thimble , but will immedi- ately expand to its full volume when released , owing to its great ...
... compressed into one - tenth of that bulk , and it will remain so , and be more dense or solid . A room - full of air can be compressed into a thimble , but will immedi- ately expand to its full volume when released , owing to its great ...
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... compress a cubic foot of cork with sufficient force we might make it very dense , and reduce its mass so that forty - six cubic feet would occupy only one cubic foot of space . If we should do this the cork would become as dense as lead ...
... compress a cubic foot of cork with sufficient force we might make it very dense , and reduce its mass so that forty - six cubic feet would occupy only one cubic foot of space . If we should do this the cork would become as dense as lead ...
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... compression and percus- sion , a certain amount of mechanical force is arrested , the energy of its visible motion ... compressed , the rise in tem- perature is due to the mechanical effect or work which THEORY OF THE STEAM ENGINE . 53 .
... compression and percus- sion , a certain amount of mechanical force is arrested , the energy of its visible motion ... compressed , the rise in tem- perature is due to the mechanical effect or work which THEORY OF THE STEAM ENGINE . 53 .
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... compressed air be cooled to the temperature of the surrounding bodies ; its elastic force is competent to produce mechanical work , ( 1 ) by moving a piston , or ( 2 ) in displac- ing the air in front of the cylinder . If now this air ...
... compressed air be cooled to the temperature of the surrounding bodies ; its elastic force is competent to produce mechanical work , ( 1 ) by moving a piston , or ( 2 ) in displac- ing the air in front of the cylinder . If now this air ...
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... compression , external work is supplied , the interior work due to the cohesive force which draws the molecules together is transformed into sensible heat . In like manner , the cohesive force which changes a THEORY OF THE STEAM ENGINE .
... compression , external work is supplied , the interior work due to the cohesive force which draws the molecules together is transformed into sensible heat . In like manner , the cohesive force which changes a THEORY OF THE STEAM ENGINE .
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