 | 1798 - 618 pages
...decomposition; and, in a case of necessity, the her« thus produced might be used in cooking victuals.' ' What is heat ? Is there any such thing as an igneous...there any thing that can with propriety be called cahric ?' The heat produced), in the author's experiments, by the friction of two metallic surfaces,... | |
 | Benjamin Graf von Rumford - 1798 - 550 pages
...been the fubject of fpeculation among philofophers ; namely, . What is Heat? — Is there any fuch thing as an igneous fluid? — Is there any thing that can with propriety be called caloric? We have feen that a very confiderable quantity of Heat may be excited in the Friction of two metallic furfaces,... | |
 | 1798 - 744 pages
...remains a myftery ; and naturally fuggefts the following queries. " What is heat ? — Is there any fuch thing as an igneous fluid ? — Is there any thing that can with .propriety be called calartt ?" (Та kt ennclttitcd in tur ntxt.J ART. VI. A New and General Biographical DicJitnary ;... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1799 - 652 pages
...often been the fubjeci of fpeculation among philofophers, namely, What is heat? — Is there any fuch thing as an igneous fluid? — Is there any thing...that can with propriety be called caloric ? We have feen that a very confiderable quantity of heat may be excited in the friclion of two metallic furfaces,... | |
 | 1861 - 460 pages
...of necessity, the heat thus produced might be used in cooking victuals," lie., &c. It may be asked, What is heat ? Is there any such thing as an igneous fluid f Is there anything that can, with propriety, be called caloric t The heat produced in Count Romford's... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1863 - 500 pages
...force of animals was derived from the food ; no creation of force taking place in the animal body.] ' By meditating on the results of all these experiments...heat — is there any such thing as an igneous fluid f Is there any thing that, with propriety, can be called caloric ? ' ' We have seen that a very considerable... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1863 - 538 pages
...force of animals was derived from the food ; no creation oj force taking place in the animal body.] ' By meditating on the results of all these experiments...heat — is there any such thing as an igneous fluid 1 Is there any thing that, with propriety, can be called caloric ? ' ' We have seen that a very considerable... | |
 | EDWARDL.YOUMANS,M.D. - 1863 - 468 pages
...announced the view now held of the nature of heat, and wrote as follows, the italics being his own : 'What is heat? Is there any such thing as an igneous fluid ? Is there any thing that with propriety can be called caloric ? We have seen that a very considerable quantity of heat may be... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1864 - 484 pages
...force of animals was derived from the food ; no creation of force taking place in the animal body.] 4 By meditating on the results of all these experiments...thing as an igneous fluid? Is there any thing that, with propriety, can be called caloric ? ' < We have seen that a very considerable quantity of heat... | |
 | 1865 - 648 pages
...wellknown experiment of boiling water by boring a cannon, discusses the question after this fashion : " By meditating on the results of all these experiments...there any such thing as an igneous fluid? Is there anything that, with propriety, can be called caloric? . . . " In reasoning on this subject we fcust... | |
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By meditating on the results of all these experiments, we are naturally brought to that great question which has so often been the subject of speculation among philosophers, namely, What is heat — is there any such thing as an igneous fluid ? Is there... 
