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absorbs air thermometer amount of heat aqueous vapour Bishop of Carlisle body boiling point bulb calorimeter Cambridge coefficient cold condensed constant pressure containing converted cooled copper Crown 8vo cubic cylinder dew-point Educational Books emits English Notes equal evaporation expansion F. A. Paley Fcap Fellow of St Fellow of Trinity foot-pounds freezing point gases glass grains of water Grammar Greek heat required Hence inches inches of mercury increase iron J. W. Donaldson John's College kinetic energy late Fellow latent heat Latin liquid measured melting mercurial thermometer metal particles pass perature placed Post 8vo pound of water produced quantity raise the temperature rays required to raise revised scale of temperature School Second edition shewed shewn in fig solid specific heat St John's College steam substance Suppose surface thermal conductivities Third edition Trinity College tube units of heat velocity vessel volume weight
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