The phenomena and laws of heat, tr. and ed. by E. Rich

Achille Cazin

1868

Contents

• GENERAL PHENOMENA OF HEAT 1 Our ordinary perceptions of Heat distinguished from its proper phenomena: 1
• Heat produced by the atomic movement which produces chemical action: 2
• Transference of Heat by radiation: 4
• The combustion of bodies determined by Heat: 5
• Change of bulk effected by Heat: 7
• Fusion and solidification: 8
• Evaporation ebullition and condensation of vapours: 9
• Mechanical effects of Heat II: 11
• A firemachine spends Heat in effecting work: 15
• Relation between animal Heat and mechanical work: 19
• Electricity produced by Heat: 22
• Fireworshippers: 24
• CHAPTER II: 26
• Hypotheses as to the nature of Heat: 28
• Invention of the thermometer: 32
• Graduation and use of the thermometer: 36
• The measurement of Heat: 39
• CHAPTER III: 42
• Heat produced by chemical action Combustion: 44
• Heat produced by mechanical motion: 54
• Heat produced by mechanical work is equivalent to the work done: 56
• Mechanical equivalent of Heat: 60
• On some grand natural phenomena in which mechanical force is converted into Heat: 63
• Heat developed by electricity: 69
• Heat developed by animal and vegetable life: 70
• CHAPTER IV: 75
• Refraction of Heat Burningglasses: 80
• Physical identity of a ray of light with a ray of Heat Luminous and calorific spectra: 85
• Sifting of the rays: 92
• Influence of temperature on the emission of Heat: 95
• Influence of the nature of the source on emission Corre lation between emission and absorption: 97
• Influence of distance on radiant Heat: 99
• Various applications of the preceding principles Dew Atmospheric water vapour: 100
• CHAPTER V: 107
• Substances which are bad conductors: 114
• Convection of Heat in liquids and gases: 117
• Effects of convection in the ocean Marine currents: 122
• Effects of convection in the atmosphere Winds: 129
• Action of Heat on solids and liquids Grandeur of mole: 141
• Explanation of various phenomena: 152
• CHAPTER VII: 158
• Change in volume and exterior resistance Expansive force: 170
• CHAPTER VIII: 181
• Evaporation is accompanied by a disappearance of sensible: 192
• Interior and exterior work Heat of evaporation: 198
• How a liquid may be made to boil by cold: 204
• The spheroidal state of liquids How the human body: 212
• Liquefaction of gases and solidification of liquids: 220
• Solution Crystallization: 239
• Distribution of temperature on the earths surface Climates: 249
• The changes which have occurred in the distribution of Heat: 257
• Future of the terrestrial globe: 264

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Bibliographic information

• Title: The phenomena and laws of heat, tr. and ed. by E. Rich
• Author: Achille Cazin
• Editor: Elihu Rich
• Published: 1868
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Sep 20, 2006