Introduction to Experimental Physics, Theoretical and Practical: Including Directions for Constructing Physical Apparatus and for Making Experiments

Longmans, Green, 1875 - 851 pàgines

GENERAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER ARTICLE PAGE 1 Extension Units Determination of Volume	1

Impenetrability	7

Solid Liquid Gaseous bodies State of Aggregation	10

ARTICLE	12

Cohesion and Expansive Force	18

Porosity	29

Divisibility	32

Gravity Absolute and Specific Weight	33

Reflection of Light Mirrors	427

Refraction of Light 41 Dispersion of Light Prisms Lenses	454

The Spectrum	480

The Eye Vision Optical Instruments	514

Binocular Vision The Stereoscope Various Visual Effects	533

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM 1 Frictional Electricity 44 Electrical Attraction and Repulsion Conductors and Noncon	551

ductors	561

Induction The Electroscope The Electrophorus PAGE 551	562

MECHANICS OR THE EQUILIBRIUM OF BODIES STATICS AND THE MOTION OF BODIES DYNAMICS 8 Inertia	43

General Mechanics and Mechanics of Solid Bodies 9 Force and Mass	48

Motion of Falling Bodies	58

Motion of Projectiles	65

Mechanical Work	72

Simple Machines	78

Equilibrium Centre of Gravity The Balance	103

The Pendulum	123

Centrifugal Force	131

Molecular Constitution of Solids Rigidity Elasticity	151

Adhesion	154

Hydrostatics and Hydrodynamics or the Equilibrium and Motion of Liquid Bodies ARTICLE PAGE 19 Surface of Liquids Transmission of Pressure ...	158

Communicating vessels Buoyancy Principle of Archimedes	179

Floating Bodies Hydrometers	191

Fountains Efflux from Orifices The Screwpropeller	196

Molecular Phenomena Adhesion Capillarity Solubility Dif fusion Endosmose 191 196	204

Aërostatics and Aërodynamics or the Equilibrium and Motion of Gaseous Bodies 24 Weight of Air Loss of Weight in Air The Balloon	219

Atmospheric Pressure The Barometer	228

Mariottes Law 219 228	240

Applications of Atmospheric Pressure and of Mariottes Law 28 The Airpump Experiments with the Airpump 29 The Suctionpump The Forcingpump...	316

Nature and Propagation of Sound	326

Number of Vibrations The Siren	344

Vibrations of Strings Overtones Resonance Timbre	355

Vibration of Plates Bells Rods and Air in Tubes	368

The Organ of Voice Vowel Sounds FlameManometer	390

Beats Concord Discord	404

Propagation of Light Shadow Photometers	409

Distribution of Electricity upon Conductors Electrical Machine	584

Condensers of Electricity Effects of Electrical Discharge	611

326	626

ContactElectricity 48 ContactElectricity Galvanic Element Galvanic Current	647

Effects of the Galvanic Current upon Conductors 647	668

344	678

Action of Galvanic Currents upon each other Ampères laws	693

Electromagnetism Magnetism Induction by Currents 51 Electromagnetism	700

355	704

368	730

Magnetism	735

Induction of Currents	748

Expansion by Heat The Thermometer	756

Melting and Freezing	786

Evaporation Ebullition and Condensation of Vapour	792

390	794

Transmission of Heat Radiation Conduction	809

Specific and Latent Heat	816

Means of raising and lowering the temperature of bodies	826

404	836

INDEX	841

LIST OF TOOLS ETC 700	843

756	844

480	845

514	846

533	847

809	848

Títol	Introduction to Experimental Physics, Theoretical and Practical: Including Directions for Constructing Physical Apparatus and for Making Experiments
Autors	Adolf Ferdinand Weinhold, George Carey Foster
Editor	Benjamin Loewy
Traducció de	Benjamin Loewy
Col·laborador	George Carey Foster
Editor	Longmans, Green, 1875
Original de	Universitat de Harvard
Digitalitzat el	25 Març 2009
Nre. de pàgines	851 pàgines

Exporta citacions	BiBTeX EndNote RefMan