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Page ix
... greater extent in the experiments on glass . Let us hope that further researches may be made on this point , and greater certainty secured in metallic constructions , under the influence of temperatures producing in succession the fluid ...
... greater extent in the experiments on glass . Let us hope that further researches may be made on this point , and greater certainty secured in metallic constructions , under the influence of temperatures producing in succession the fluid ...
Page xi
... greater degree of superheating , and the experiments , al- though in progress , are not yet in a condition suitable for publication . A résumé of the results already obtained will , however , be found embodied in Lecture VIII . , ex ...
... greater degree of superheating , and the experiments , al- though in progress , are not yet in a condition suitable for publication . A résumé of the results already obtained will , however , be found embodied in Lecture VIII . , ex ...
Page 23
... greater in the former than in the latter case , although the ratio of the diameters is about the same . Allowance must , however , be made for inaccuracies of construction , though we might reason- ably have expected a nearer ...
... greater in the former than in the latter case , although the ratio of the diameters is about the same . Allowance must , however , be made for inaccuracies of construction , though we might reason- ably have expected a nearer ...
Page 27
... greater pres- sure had the joints been more perfect and of sounder workmanship . Comparing the tube Cc , 1 foot long , with the tube Ff , 4 feet long , and assuming the joints to be equally perfect in each , it would appear that there ...
... greater pres- sure had the joints been more perfect and of sounder workmanship . Comparing the tube Cc , 1 foot long , with the tube Ff , 4 feet long , and assuming the joints to be equally perfect in each , it would appear that there ...
Page 36
... ( 6 ) , — P = 1 · 5265 + 2 · 19 log 50 — log 360 = 502 lbs . - It will be observed that these results do not differ widely from each other . greater probably than 10 feet . For greater lengths the 36 ON THE RESISTANCE OF.
... ( 6 ) , — P = 1 · 5265 + 2 · 19 log 50 — log 360 = 502 lbs . - It will be observed that these results do not differ widely from each other . greater probably than 10 feet . For greater lengths the 36 ON THE RESISTANCE OF.
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