 In that paper it was demonstrated experimentally, that the mechanical power exerted in turning a magneto-electric machine is converted into the heat evolved by the passage of the currents of induction through its coils; and, on the other hand, that the...  Nature - Page 137edited by - 1872Full view - About this book
 | Sir William Fairbairn - Engineering - 1856 - 450 pages
...the British Association in the year 1843, in which he also proves, vice versa, that the mechanical power of the electro-magnetic engine is obtained at the expense of the heat due to the chemical reactions taking place. In this and subsequent papers he points out that friction consists in the conversion... | |
 | Sir William Fairbairn - Engineering - 1856 - 374 pages
...the British Association in the year 1843, in which he also proves, vice versa, that the mechanical power of the electro-magnetic engine is obtained at the expense of the heat due to the chemical reactions taking place. In this and subsequent papers he points out that friction consists in the conversion... | |
 | Sir William Fairbairn - Engineering - 1864 - 468 pages
...the British Association in the year 1843, in which he also proves, vice versa, that the mechanical power of the electro-magnetic engine is obtained at the expense of the heat due to the chemical reactions taking place. In this and subsequent papers he points out that friction consists in the conversion... | |
 | Sir William Fairbairn - Engineering - 1864 - 472 pages
...the British Association in the year 1843, in which he also proves, vice versa, that the mechanical power of the electro-magnetic engine is obtained at the expense of the heat due to the chemical reactions taking place. In this and subsequent papers he points out that friction consists in the conversion... | |
 | John Bourne (C. E.) - Steam engineering - 1868 - 602 pages
...experimentally, that mechanical power exerted in turning a magneto-electrical machine, is converted into heat, evolved by the passage of the currents of induction...obtained at the expense of the heat due to the chemical reactions of the battery by which it is worked. Mr. Joule found that the heat evolved by a bar of iron,... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1872 - 540 pages
...experiences. From this law he deduced a number of conclusions of the highest importance to electrochemistry. have appeared hopelessly entangled. This I should...the chemical reaction of the battery by which it is worked."'1 It is needless to dwell upon the weight and importance of this statement. Considering the... | |
 | Great Britain. Patent Office - Engines - 1873 - 546 pages
...turning a magneto-electric machine is converted into the heat evolved by the passage of the current of induction through its coils, and on the other hand...chemical reaction of the battery by which it is worked. In the appendix to the paper is described a method of directly determining the mechanical equivalent... | |
 | John Tyndall - Science - 1876 - 706 pages
...it was demonstrated experimentally, that the mechanical power exerted in turning a magneto-electric machine is converted into the heat evolved by the...different series of experiments published in 1843, varied widely from each other. The lowest limit was 587, and the highest 1,026 foot-pounds, for 1° Fahr.... | |
 | John Tyndall - Science - 1876 - 656 pages
...it was demonstrated experimentally, that the mechanical power exerted in turning a magneto-electric machine is converted into the heat evolved by the...chemical reaction of the battery by which it is worked.' 1 It is -needless to dwell upon the weight and importance of jthis statement. Considering the imperfections... | |
 | John Tyndall - Chemical reactions - 1879 - 662 pages
...it was demonstrated experimentally, that the mechanical power exerted in turning a magneto-electric machine is converted into the heat evolved by the...is needless to dwell upon the weight and importance ol this statement. Considering the imperfections incidental to a first determination, it is not surprising... | |
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