 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 pages
...lenses, and directing the rays thus concentrated on the combustible body. REACTION, in physiology, the resistance made by all bodies to the action or impulse of others, that endeavour to change it» state whether of motion or rest. REALGAR, in chemistry. Arsenic, mineralised by sulphur, forme... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 684 pages
...directins the rays thns concentrated on the combustible body. REACTION, in physiology, the resitancemade by all bodies to the action or impulse of others, that endeavour to change is state whether of motion or rest. REALGAR, in chemistry. Arsenic, mineralised by sulphur, forms two... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 378 pages
...lenses, and directing the rays thus concentrated on the combustible body. REACTION, in physiology, the resistance made by all bodies to the action or...impulse of others, that endeavour to change its state, whetherof motion or rest. REALGAR, in chemistry. Arsenic, mineralized by sulphur, forms two ores, named... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 376 pages
...lenses, and directing the rays thus concentrated on the combustible body. REACTION, in physiology, the resistance made by all bodies to the action or...impulse of others, that endeavour to change its state, whetherof motion or rest. REALGAR, in chemistry. Arsenic, mineralized by sulphur, forms two ores, named... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), John Lauris Blake - Astronomy - 1826 - 308 pages
...light,emitted from a radiant or luminous body. REACTION, in physiology, the resistance made by alt bodies to the action or impulse of others, that endeavour to change its state, whether of motion or rest. RECEIVER, in pneumaticks, a glass vessel for containing the thing on which an experiment in the air... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - Astronomy - 1829 - 312 pages
...RAY, in opticks,a beam of light, emitted from a radiant or luminous body. REACTION, in physiology, the resistance made by all bodies to the action or...endeavour to change its state, whether of motion or rest. RECEIVER, in pneumaticks, a glass essel for containing the thing on which an experiment in the air... | |
 | George Crabb - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1831 - 426 pages
...emissions in all directions. RAZOR. An instrument for shaving. REACTION (in Physics.) The resistance mode by all bodies to the action or impulse of others that...component parts of others ; thus the infusion of galls is a rrngent which detects iron by a dark purple precipitate. REALGAR or RED ORPIMENT. A metallic substance,... | |
 | George Crabb - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1831 - 434 pages
...the circumference of a plano-convex lens, then the rays go out parallel as rrom left to rigbt. RA7OR An instrument for shaving REACTION (in Physics.) The...motion or rest. READINGS. The different manner of eading the text of authors, particularly that f classical writers. READINGS (in Law.) Commentaries... | |
 | John Lee COMSTOCK (and HOBLYN (Richard Dennis)), John Lee COMSTOCK - 1846 - 506 pages
...the accession of new matter. RAY. A beam of light, emitted from a radiant or luminous body. REACTION. The resistance made by all bodies to the action or impulse of others which endeavour to change its state, whether of motion or rest RECEIVER. A glass vessel employed iu... | |
 | John Lee Comstock, Richard Dennis Hoblyn - Physics - 1846 - 148 pages
...the accession of new matter. RAY. A beam of light, emitted from a radiant or luminous body. REACTION. The resistance made by all bodies to the action or impulse of others which endeavour to change its state, whether of motion or rest RECEIVER. A glass vessel employed in... | |
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This is done, either by reflecting the sun's rays from a concave polished mirror, or* by concentrating or collecting them by the refractive power of convex lenses, and directing the rays thus concentrated on the combustible body. REACTION, in physiology,... 