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A TEXT-BOOK OF PHYSICS. 



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OF MATTER. 



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 Liquids. Pressures and Volumes of Gases. Thermal Effects Accompanying Strain. 

 Capillarity. Surface Tension. Laplace's Theory of CapiLarity. Diffusion of Liquids 

 Diffusion of Gases. Viscosity of Liquids. INDEX. 



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SOUND. 



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HEAT. 



CONTENTS. Temperature. Expansion of Solids. Liquids. Gases. Circulation 

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 Liq aid, Vapour. Critical Points. Solids and Liquids. Atmospheric Conditions. 

 Radiation. Theory of Exchanges. Radiation and Temperature. Thermodynamics. 

 Isothermal and Adiabatic Changes. Thermodynamics of Changes of State, and Solu- 

 tions. Thermodynamics of Radiation. INDEX. 



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