. The panorama of science and art. >cd \v H»iur, TtKvf. Csixton. \.-%nAnrt, THE PANORAMA OF SCIENCE AND ART; EMBRACINGJ AEROSTATION, AGRICULTURE AND GARDENING, ARCHITECTORE, ASTRONoMt, CHEMISTRY, ELECTRICITY, GALVANISM, HYDROSTATICS AND HYDRAULICS, MAGNETISM, MECHANICS, OPTICS, AND PNEUMATICS : OF ^uildiug, Brewing, Bleaching, Clockwork, , Dyeing, Drawing, Engraving, Gilding and Silvering, Ink-matsiug, Japanning, Lacquering, Millwork, Moulding and Casting in Plaster, Painting, Staining Glass, Staining Wood, and Varnishing : THE METHODS OF WORKING IN WOOD AND METAL, APPLICABLE I
. The panorama of science and art. >cd \v H»iur, TtKvf. Csixton. \.-%nAnrt, THE PANORAMA OF SCIENCE AND ART; EMBRACINGJ AEROSTATION, AGRICULTURE AND GARDENING, ARCHITECTORE, ASTRONoMt, CHEMISTRY, ELECTRICITY, GALVANISM, HYDROSTATICS AND HYDRAULICS, MAGNETISM, MECHANICS, OPTICS, AND PNEUMATICS : OF ^uildiug, Brewing, Bleaching, Clockwork, , Dyeing, Drawing, Engraving, Gilding and Silvering, Ink-matsiug, Japanning, Lacquering, Millwork, Moulding and Casting in Plaster, Painting, Staining Glass, Staining Wood, and Varnishing : THE METHODS OF WORKING IN WOOD AND METAL, APPLICABLE IN ANNEALING, BORING AND DRILLING, FILING, GRINDING, TEMPERING STEEL, MAKINGSCREWS, SOLDERING, COMMON AND ELLIPTIC TURNING, &C. AND A MISCELLANEOUS SELECTION AND USEFUL PROCESSES AND EXPERIMENTS. BY JAMES SMITH. Wiiti) jFortg>ninc illustratibc lEngrabtngs, ijg mineni arttfite. IN TWO VOLUMES.—VOL. NINTH ^^^^S^^^^M^m^rr^Kj;^^ EDITION. LONDON: PRINTED AT THE CAXTON PRESS, BY HENRY FISHER, (Printer in Ordinary to his Majesty.) Sold by all the Booksellers in the United Kingdom. 1823. CONTENTS OF VOL. II. PagePNEUMATICS. Properties of the air 1 Of experiments by rarefaction.—To shew the weightof the air, 12—To shew the resistance of the air,17—To shew the elasticity of the air, 18—Miscel-laneous experiments 21 Of the condensation of the air 22 Experiments with condensed air .... 24 Of pneumatic instruments.—The common barometer,25—The diagonal barometer, 28—The wheel ba-rometer, 29—The portable barometer, 30—Thethermometer, 31—The hygrometer, 33—The rain- .gauge, 37—The anemometer, or wind-gauge,.... 38 Of winds 41 The weather 53 Sound 61 Abstract of pneumatics 68 HYDROSTATICS and HYDRAULICS 71 Hydrostatics 71 Ofthe properties of fluids *l Specific gravities « 80 To obtain the specific gravity of bodies which sink,and are insoluble in water, 84—To obtain t
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