Expansion of Solids

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“The expansion of solids by heat is clearly shown by the following experiment: m represents a ring of metal, through which, at the ordinary temperature, a small iron or copper ball, a, will pass freely, this ball being a little less than the diameter of the ring. If this ball be now heated by the flame of an alcohol lame, it will be come so far expanded by heat as no longer to pass through the ring.” —Wells, 1857

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David A. Wells The Science of Common Things; A Familiar Explanation of the First Principles of Physical Science177

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