Lessons in elementary physics / by Balfour Stewart.

  • Stewart, Balfour, 1828-1887.
Date:
1895
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Lessons in elementary physics / by Balfour Stewart. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    muted into heat when a substance burns, or when combustion takes place (Art. 450) ; into electrical separation when two dissimilar metals are brought into contact (Art. 379) ; and into electricity in motion in the voltaic battery. These form some of the chief transmutations of the various forms of energy into one another, but it ought to be borne in mind tliat the classification of energy into various forms is simply one of convenience, and represents the present state of our knowledge of the subject.