Short Account of Experiments and Instruments: Depending on the Relations of Air to Heat and Moisture (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

John Leslie

9780267844944: Short Account of Experiments and Instruments: Depending on the Relations of Air to Heat and Moisture (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0267844948 ISBN 13: 9780267844944

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Explore how heat and moisture shape our world, using simple ideas you can follow and even try at home.

This edition examines the relationship between air, heat, and humidity. It explains how heat moves through substances, how different materials conduct it, and how moisture interacts with air. The text introduces instruments like the hygrometer and atmometer to measure dryness and evaporation, showing practical uses in weather, farming, and industry.

Readers will gain a clearer picture of why temperatures rise or fall, how evaporation cools surfaces, and how moisture affects everyday objects and processes. The work invites curiosity about weather patterns, climate, and the tools scientists use to study them.

Clear explanations of heat, expansion, and the movement of warmth through solids, liquids, and gases
Introduction to early measuring instruments and how they help observe evaporation and dryness
Examples of how moisture changes affect cooking, drying, farming, and medical care
Discussion of how winds, humidity, and temperature interact in different climates

Ideal for readers of scientific history and anyone curious about the everyday science of heat and moisture.

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