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Ebenezer Cobham Brewer. A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar
A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar
Table of Contents
PREFACE
SUBJECTS OF THE CHAPTERS
HEAT
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV. SMOKE
CHAPTER V. LAMPS AND CANDLES
CHAPTER VI. ANIMAL HEAT
CHAPTER VII. MECHANICAL ACTION. 1.—PERCUSSION
CHAPTER VIII. 2.—FRICTION. 3.—CONDENSATION
CHAPTER IX. EFFECTS OF HEAT. 1.—EXPANSION
CHAPTER X. EXPANSION FROM HEAT (Continued.)
CHAPTER XI. 2.—LIQUEFACTION. 3.—VAPORIZATION
CHAPTER XII. 4.—EVAPORATION
CHAPTER XIII. COMMUNICATION OF HEAT. 1.—CONDUCTION
CHAPTER XIV. 2.—ABSORPTION OF HEAT
CHAPTER XV. 3.—REFLECTION OF HEAT
CHAPTER XVI. 4.—RADIATION
CHAPTER XVII. 5.—CONVECTION
PART II
AIR
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX. CARBONIC ACID GAS
CHAPTER XX. CARBURETTED HYDROGEN GAS
CHAPTER XXI. PHOSPHURETTED HYDROGEN GAS
CHAPTER XXII. WIND
CHAPTER XXIII. BAROMETER
CHAPTER XXIV. SNOW. HAIL. RAIN
CHAPTER XXV. WATER
CHAPTER XXVI. ICE
CHAPTER XXVII. LIGHT
CHAPTER XXVIII. SOUND
CHAPTER XXIX. MISCELLANEOUS
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Q. Is not air a conductor of lightning?
A. No; dry air is not a conductor of lightning; and therefore, the flash rends it in twain, to get to some conductor.
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