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SUBJECTS OF THE CHAPTERS.
Оглавление| PART I.—HEAT. | ||
| PAGE | ||
| I. | The Sun a source of heat | 2 |
| II. | Electricity a source of heat | 3 |
| Thunder and lightning | 3–29 | |
| III. | Chemical action a source of heat | 30 |
| III.—Combustion | 36 | |
| IV.—Smoke and smoky chimneys | 59 | |
| V.—Lamps and candles | 74 | |
| VI.—Animal heat | 83 | |
| VII. | Mechanical action a source of heat | 95 |
| VII.—Percussion | 95 | |
| VIII.—Friction | 98 | |
| VIII.—Compression | 102 | |
| IX. | Effects of heat | 103 |
| X.—Expansion | 103 | |
| XI.—Liquefaction | 126 | |
| XI.—Vaporization (clouds) | 127 | |
| XII.—Evaporation | 156 | |
| XIII. | Communication of heat | 164 |
| XIII.—Conduction | 164 | |
| XIV.—Absorption | 184 | |
| XV.—Reflection | 192 | |
| XVI.—Radiation (dew) | 195 | |
| XVII.—Convection (boiling) | 231 | |
| PART II.—AIR. | ||
| XVIII. | Air | 240 |
| Rust | 257 | |
| Tarnish | 259 | |
| XIX. | Carbonic acid gas | 264 |
| Froth. Effervescence. Fermentation, &c. | 269 | |
| XX. | Carburetted hydrogen gas | 279 |
| Fire damp | 280 | |
| Safety lamp | 281 | |
| XXI. | Phosphuretted hydrogen gas | 283 |
| Ignis fatuus | 285 | |
| Ghosts | 286 | |
| XXII. | Wind | 287 |
| XXIII. | Barometer | 317 |
| Ten special Rules | 319 | |
| XXIV. | Snow. Hail. Rain | 331 |
| XXV. | Water | 342 |
| XXVI. | Ice | 349 |
| Frost | 357 | |
| Freezing mixtures | 360 | |
| XXVII. | Light | 363 |
| Reflection. Telescopes. Refraction | 386 | |
| Spectacles | 389 | |
| Rainbows | 394 | |
| Colour | 399 | |
| XXVIII. | Sound | 409 |
| Ear trumpets | 415 | |
| Echoes | 416 | |
| XXIX. | Miscellaneous | 419 |
| Attraction. Anti-putrescents. Sleep. Dreams. | 424 | |
| Glossary | 426 | |
| Index | 427 |
PART I.
