Chemistry of the Four Seasons ...: An Essay, Principally Concerning Natural Phenomena Admitting of Interpretation by Chemical ScienceJ. Churchill, 1846 - 451 pages |
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... extremely susceptible of change of volume by change of temperature , 454 . The specific gra- vity of air and gases , 455. The winter clothing of animals , 456. The transition of ice into water upon the return of Spring , 458 ...
... extremely susceptible of change of volume by change of temperature , 454 . The specific gra- vity of air and gases , 455. The winter clothing of animals , 456. The transition of ice into water upon the return of Spring , 458 ...
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... extremely imperfect conductor of heat ; good con- ductors of this extraordinary imponderable agent do not , generally speaking , occur abundantly upon the surface of the earth , which they would render sterile , but as metallic ...
... extremely imperfect conductor of heat ; good con- ductors of this extraordinary imponderable agent do not , generally speaking , occur abundantly upon the surface of the earth , which they would render sterile , but as metallic ...
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... extremely succulent , and part with water so readily , that during a dry easterly wind this loss by evaporation cannot be rapidly compensated for , by the capillary attraction of the roots . The drooping of a plant during a hot day ...
... extremely succulent , and part with water so readily , that during a dry easterly wind this loss by evaporation cannot be rapidly compensated for , by the capillary attraction of the roots . The drooping of a plant during a hot day ...
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... extremely susceptible of impurities in the air that surrounds them , and very slight modifications in the proportions of its consti- tuents are more or less prejudicial to their growth , especially when they are prevented from the ...
... extremely susceptible of impurities in the air that surrounds them , and very slight modifications in the proportions of its consti- tuents are more or less prejudicial to their growth , especially when they are prevented from the ...
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... extremely strong capillary attraction for mois- ture , and a good conducting power as regards heat ; thus by rapidly abstracting both moisture and heat from the skin , the refreshing sensation of coldness is produced . The case is ...
... extremely strong capillary attraction for mois- ture , and a good conducting power as regards heat ; thus by rapidly abstracting both moisture and heat from the skin , the refreshing sensation of coldness is produced . The case is ...
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