Scientific Dialogues

Jeremiah Joyce

Longman, 1861 - 510 pages

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MECHANICS Conversation Page 1 Introduction	1

Of Matter of the Divisibility of Matter	4

Of the Attraction of Cohesion	6

Of the Attraction of Gravitation	12

Of the Attraction of Gravitation	16

Of the Attraction of Gravitation	18

Of the Centre of Gravity	21

Of the Centre of Gravity	24

Of the Hydrometer 190	190

Of the Hydrometer and Swimming	196

Of the Syphon	200

Of the Diving Bell	203

Of the Diving Boat	208

Of the ForcingPump FireEngine RopePump Chain Pump and Hydraulic Press	211

Of the Nature of Air	215

Of the AirPump 217	217

On the Laws of Motion	27

On the Laws of Motion	31

On the Laws of Motion	34

On the Mechanical Powers	37

Of the Lever	40

Of the Lever	42

Of the Wheel and Axle	46

Of the Pulley	49

Of the Inclined Plane	52

Of the Wedge	55

Of the Screw	56

Of the Pendulum	61

Of the Fixed Stars	66

Ⅱ Of the Fixed Stars	68

Ⅲ Of the Fixed Stars and the Ecliptic	70

Of the Ephemeris	73

Of the Solar System	77

Conversation Page VI Of the Figure of the Earth	80

Of the Diurnal Motion of the Earth	83

Of Day and Night	86

Of the Annual Motion of the Earth	89

Of the Seasons	90

Of the Seasons	93

Of the Equation of Time	97

Of Leapyear and the Old and New Styles	101

Of the Moon	102

Of Eclipses	106

Of the Tides	113

Of the Harvest Moon	117

Of Mercury	119

Of Venus	121

Of Mars	124

Of Jupiter	126

Of Saturn	128

Of Herschel	131

The New Planet Neptune The Sixtyfive New Aste roids	132

Of Comets	137

Of the Sun	141

Of the Fixed Stars	143

Introduction	146

Of the Weight and Pressure of Fluids	149

Of the Weight and Pressure of Fluids	153

Of the Lateral Pressure of Fluids	156

Of the Hydrostatic Paradox	158

Of the Hydrostatic Bellows	162

Of the Pressure of Fluids against the Sides of Vessels	164

Of the Motion of Fluids	167

Of the Motion of Fluids	170

Of the Specific Gravities of Bodies	174

Of the Methods of finding the Specific Gravity of Bodies	178

Of the Methods of finding the Specific Gravities of Bodies	181

Conversation Page XIV Of the Methods of obtaining the Specific Gravity of	184

Of the Method of obtaining the Specific Gravity of BodiesTable of Specific Gravities	186

Of the Torricellian Experiment	222

Of the Pressure of the Air	224

Of the Weight of Air 228	228

Of the Elasticity of Air	234

Of the Compression of Air	237

Of the AirGun and Sound	240

Of Sound	244

Of the Speaking Trumpet 247	247

Of the Echo	252

Of the Echo	255

Of the SteamEngine 259	259

Of the SteamEngine Of the Locomotive	272

Of the Barometer	274

Of the Barometer and its Application to the Measur	281

ing of Altitudes	286

Of the Thermometer	289

Of the Thermometer	293

Of the Pyrometer and Hygrometer	298

Conversation	302

Of the Refraction of Light	310

Definitions Of the different kinds of Lenses Of	317

Of the Nature and Advantages of Lightof the Sepa	324

Of Concave and Convex Mirrors	336

Of the Eye and Manner of Vision	343

XVIII Of Spectacles and of their Uses	355

Of Reflecting Telescopes	364

Of the Camera Obscura Magic Lantern and Multiply	373

Conversation Page XXIV On Double Refraction and Polarization of Light	377

Chemical Properties of LightSunpicturesPhoto graphsDaguerrotype	383

Of the MagnetIts PropertiesUseful to Mariners and othersIron rendered MagneticProperties of the Magnet	395

Magnetic Attraction and Repulsion	397

The Method of Making MagnetsOf the Mariners Compass	399

Of the Variation of the Compass	403

On Diamagnetics and on the Magnetization of Light Magnetocrystalline action	406

The Early History of Electricity	411

Of Electric Attraction and RepulsionOf Electrics and Conductors	413

Of the Electrical Machine	416

Of the Electrical Machine	419

Of Electrical Attraction and Repulsion	422

Of Electrical Attraction and Repulsion	426

Of the Leyden Phial or Jar	428

Of the Leyden JarLanes Discharging Electrometer and the Electrical Battery	432

Experiments made with the Electrical Battery	435

Of the Electric Spark and Miscellaneous Experiments	438

Miscellaneous ExperimentsOf the ElectrophorusOf the Electrometer and the Thunder House	441

Of Induction	443

Of Atmospherical Electricity	446

On Atmospheric ElectricityOf the Aurora Borealis Of Waterspouts and Whirlwinds	449

Medical Electricity	454

Of Animal Electricity of the Torpedo of the Gym notus Electricus and the Silurus Electricus	456

General Summary of Electricity with Experiments	458

Conversation Page	462

Glossary and Index	497

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Title	Scientific Dialogues
Author	Jeremiah Joyce
Publisher	Longman, 1861
Original from	National Library of Scotland
Digitized	7 Aug 2023
Length	510 pages

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