Heat may be considered, either in respect of its quantity, or of its intensity. Thus two lbs. of water, equally heated, must contain double the quantity that one of them does, though the thermometer applied to them separately, or together,… — Joseph Black Copy Share Image
What I have related is sufficient for establishing the main principle, namely, that the heat which disappears in the conversion of water into vapour, is not lost, but is retained in vapour, and indicated by its expansive form, although it… — Joseph Black Copy Share Image
Heat may be considered, either in respect of its quantity, or of its intensity. Thus two lbs. of water, equally heated, must contain double… — Joseph Black Copy Share Image
What I have related is sufficient for establishing the main principle, namely, that the heat which disappears in the conversion of water into vapour,… — Joseph Black Copy Share Image
Upon the whole, Chymistry is as yet but an opening science, closely connected with the usefull and ornamental arts, and worthy the attention of… — Joseph Black Copy Share Image
A nice adaptation of conditions will make almost any hypothesis agree with the phenomena. This will please the imagination but does not advance our… — Joseph Black Copy Share Image
