An Introduction to physiology

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J.B. Lippincott, 1906 - 587 pages
 

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Page 33 - ohm is the resistance offered to an unvarying electrical current by a column of mercury at the temperature of melting ice, 14.4521 grams in mass, of a constant crosssectional area, and of the length of 106.3 centimetres.
Page 33 - volt is the electromotive force that, steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one international ohm, will produce a current of one international ampere. The
Page 33 - is the unvarying current which, when passed through a solution of nitrate of silver in water, deposits silver on the cathode,
Page 396 - Hold the finger as if to pull the trigger of a pistol. Think vigorously of bending the finger, but do not bend it. " An unmistakable feeling of effort results. " Repeat the experiment, and notice that the breath is involuntarily held, and that there are tensions in other muscles than those that would move the finger.
Page 498 - (2) He who, in the second test, selects with purple only blue and violet, or one of them, is completely red-blind. (3) He who, in the second test, selects with purple only green and gray, or one of them, is completely green-blind.
Page 12 - of the molecules of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its density.
Page 33 - 14.4521 grams in mass, of a constant crosssectional area, and of the length of 106.3 centimetres.
Page 76 - in length, driving a chain of gears. The speed is mainly determined by a fan slipped upon an extension of the last pinion shaft in the chain. Four fans of different sizes are provided.
Page 408 - The ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to its velocity in
Page 52 - spool. The brass bars bear a trunnion which revolves in a split brass block, the friction of which is regulated by a screw. The trunnion block is cast in one piece with a tube 3 cm. in length, which slides upon the side rods. A set screw, not shown in Fig.

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