Scientific dialogues for the instruction and entertainment of young people : in which the first principles of natural and experimental philosophy are fully explained and illustrated / by J. Joyce.

Jeremiah Joyce

Date:: 1855

Credit: Scientific dialogues for the instruction and entertainment of young people : in which the first principles of natural and experimental philosophy are fully explained and illustrated / by J. Joyce. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$^'lll CONTENTS. Conversation , XIX. Venus ^J^^ XX. Mars ■;■ - J^g XXI. The Small Planets and Jupiter [[[ \ jyg XXII. Saturn -j^g XXIII. Herschel, or Uranus \ ' jgj XXIV. Comets jgg XXV. Sun ' 2gg XXVI. Fixed Stars and Shooting Stars 157 XXVII, History of Astronomy jgj Definitions in Astronomy jgg HYDEOSTATICS. I. Introduction jgg 11. Weight and Pressure of Fluids .' . .. 204 III. Weight and Pressure of Fluids continued ... ... ... 209 IV. Lateral Pressure of Fluids ' 214 V. Hydrostatic Paradox 217 VI. Hydrostatic Bellows ... 221 VII. Pressure of Fluids against the Sides of Vessels225 VIII. Motion of Fluids ... .'..'229 IX. Motion of Fluids continued 233 X. Specific Gravity of Bodies .~. 238 XI. Specific Gravity of Bodies continued 241 XII. Methods of finding the Specific Gravity of Bodies ... 245 XIII. Methods of finding the Specific Gravity of Bodies continued 249 XIV. Methods of finding the Specific Gravity of Bodies continued ^53 XV. Methods of finding the Specific Gravity of Bodies continued 255 XVI. Hydrometer 259 XVII. Swimming , 264 XVIII. Syphon 268 XIX. Diving BeU 273 XX. Diving Bell continued 276 XXI. Pumps 278 XXII. Forcing Pump, Fire Engine,. Eope Pump, and Hydraulic Press 282 Definitions in Hydrostatics 285 PNEUMATICS. I. Nature of Air 288 II. Air-Pump 291 III. Torricellian Experiment 296 IV. Pressure of the Air 298 V. Pressure of the Air continued 301 VI. Weight of Air 305 VII. Elasticity of Air ., 308 VIII. Compression of Air 314 IX. Miscellaneous Experiments on the Air-pump 318 X. Air-gun and Sound 321$