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... cold , remains perfectly clear . cause of this phenomenon ? I Now , what is the imagine my young reader to ask me ... cold glass , in the same manner that a cold spoon condenses the steam which comes from the spout of a tea - kettle , or ...
... cold , remains perfectly clear . cause of this phenomenon ? I Now , what is the imagine my young reader to ask me ... cold glass , in the same manner that a cold spoon condenses the steam which comes from the spout of a tea - kettle , or ...
Page 10
... cold of the first being scarcely perceptible , whilst the latter has a more chilly effect , and yet , if both were examined by the thermometer , they would be found of the same temperature , which we will suppose to be con- siderably ...
... cold of the first being scarcely perceptible , whilst the latter has a more chilly effect , and yet , if both were examined by the thermometer , they would be found of the same temperature , which we will suppose to be con- siderably ...
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... cold felt on immersing the hand in a basin of water , though the water is probably warmer than the air , but the superior conducting power of water renders us far more susceptible to the cold when conveyed to us by water than by air ...
... cold felt on immersing the hand in a basin of water , though the water is probably warmer than the air , but the superior conducting power of water renders us far more susceptible to the cold when conveyed to us by water than by air ...
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... cold . But where the constitution is delicate , and , consequently , requires a warm atmosphere , it would be far preferable to have the room warmed by some other means than to live in an impure air , merely for the purpose of ...
... cold . But where the constitution is delicate , and , consequently , requires a warm atmosphere , it would be far preferable to have the room warmed by some other means than to live in an impure air , merely for the purpose of ...
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... , that the body must need a much greater supply of fuel to keep up the heat lost in a cold climate than in a hot one ; exactly as we should require to put more coals on the fire to keep our room at the 16 THE BED - ROOM .
... , that the body must need a much greater supply of fuel to keep up the heat lost in a cold climate than in a hot one ; exactly as we should require to put more coals on the fire to keep our room at the 16 THE BED - ROOM .
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