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... tube was provided with a paper scale . Mercury was poured in at the open end , the tube being tilted so as to allow some of the air to escape from the shorter limb until the mercury stood at the same level in both legs when the tube was ...
... tube was provided with a paper scale . Mercury was poured in at the open end , the tube being tilted so as to allow some of the air to escape from the shorter limb until the mercury stood at the same level in both legs when the tube was ...
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... tube about six feet in length , closed at the lower end and filled with mercury . Into this bath of mercury was plunged a length of quill tube , and the upper end was sealed with wax . When the wax and air in the tube had cooled , a hot ...
... tube about six feet in length , closed at the lower end and filled with mercury . Into this bath of mercury was plunged a length of quill tube , and the upper end was sealed with wax . When the wax and air in the tube had cooled , a hot ...
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... tubes , and the tube which gave the greatest shock was assumed to possess the least resistance . The wires were then adjusted till the shocks were nearly equal , and positions determined which made the first tube possess a greater and ...
... tubes , and the tube which gave the greatest shock was assumed to possess the least resistance . The wires were then adjusted till the shocks were nearly equal , and positions determined which made the first tube possess a greater and ...
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INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | 38 |
HENRY CAVENDISH | 125 |
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