The New Physics: A Manual of Experimental Study for High Schools and Preparatory Schools for College

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D. Appleton, 1884 - Physics - 367 pages
 

Contents

Center of gravity
15
Nicholsons hydrometer II
16
Hydrostatic balance
17
Specificgravity bottle
18
Specific gravity of alcohol
19
Linear and cubical expansion
20
CHAPTER III
21
Weight of the air
24
Sprengel airpump
27
Boyles law for pressures greater than one atmosphere
34
Graduation
40
Final velocity of falling body
50
Center of gravity of a triangle
54
Parallel forces
55
Parallel forces
56
Parallel forces
57
Parallel forces
58
Parallel forces
59
Parallel forces
60
Parallelogram of forces
61
Parallelogram of forces
62
CHAPTER VI
72
PAGE
74
77
77
Laws of inclined planes 66 Law of pendulum
81
Employment of pendulum in obtaining laws of falling bodies
85
Electrical attraction
87
Leydenjar
88
Coefficient of friction 69 Coefficient of friction
89
Magnetic curves
90
Electromagnetic force
91
Contourline
92
Equipotential lines
93
Electrometer
94
Laws of pulley and screw
95
MOMENTS OF INERTIA
96
Frictionbrake
97
Mechanical equivalent of heat
98
Fixed points of thermometer
99
Unit of heat
100
Loss of heat
102
Uniform field of magnetic force and chronograph 72 Laws of falling bodies 73 Laws of falling bodies 74 Laws of falling bodies 75 Laws of falling ...
103
Specific capacity for heat of thermometer
104
Mechanical equivalent of heat
105
Specific heat
106
Latent heat of
107
Time of pendulum 77 Centripetal force
112
Conical pendulum
114
Compound pendulum
116
Resistance of galvanometer
124
Ballistic pendulum and moment of inertia 81 Reduction of moments of inertia
127
CHAPTER VIII
129
Electromagnetic induction
130
Electromotive force in absolute units
136

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