Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-06-06
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CAPILLARY ArTRAcTioN.--So esrv az beGo,e Ma,
uhe OF Newton. Capillary attraction kind Of lid
a'e 70 PhiosoPhes who, III tie spt OF that age as.
cnbed II TO voIuces OF Ether to the action OF unknown
Fluids. or to unequal Atmospheric Pressure. Newton
himself placed The phenou,e among those of Attractou
"Nng is distinction between Astronomical aud CssiI
larry Auractio0ha hist the follow ed The law OF The
squares, the Other followed that oil the Cube perhaps
even some still more rapid ratio. Hawksbee Dr. Jutiu
Feibrecbt, Cairau the Marquis Lsplsce Dr. Young and
Other celebrated MshemacIans smcces,iveIy wfoc on
TIE SUBJECT, aud left II in tie position whch now
stands
But the discovery Of its nature is due 10 Mr. Dr.
per, OF Merkenbufg, in dis State, Who his recently
turned from Europe, where le has been sudyn under
come OF the mos, tninebi Philosophers
We understand, HAT by taking advantage of a yery
slight indication. Mr. Draper found ihst all phenone
"a OF Capillary Attractions may receive an explanation
founded Upon The L,ws Of the EquIhbun and Motion of
EiectriCiyiha Electricity is Produced in rverv case If
Capillary Action that The intensity OF the Attraction
acy Keeps wii the development OF Elect,irity and
whatver d'sufbs the production of The one disurbs TO
exactly The same amount the action Of the other (hese
Acis were determined by the Tofson balance OF Couoml
-hs' ne maiemsiical formulas OF Csifsu aud Lspl4ce
may receive sciHA erimentaI vecsiiOn from TO-. ia
lince-htt the voliaic battery has compleo control
over liquids, II has fie magnetic needle Inskio
them saud al any required pont-and that Catl,rv Al
traction Is capable Of ddnrtirg Chemical Affinity aud
deconPo.ng variety u substances, sueh The proloe
a"d Wno ne "l Nitrogen, Ammonii, Bsuphnreied 1Iy-
drogen end even Water, gives indications oil yielding 10
the same treatment.
The sPpl'c Of this investigation. hich /. entirely
experimental, not Of less interest D. furnishes Se,eu
the Chems,s with lie real value Of Affinity which one
substance has for suohera poiut attempted 10 the tables
OF Oe"hay, which, arc now generally admit he err
foneons, bei"g tables Of Decomposition. II gives san-
iary caution TO MeeoToogist Who, by follow ing is iiri
eaoh. may make iler hafometefs SO - inches
Instead Of standing At 2J-snd 10 PbysioiDgisis who
VIII perhaps md ~ Tie fise Of temperature. ich en
bfane experiences when gss passing through IT, some
insight IA the origin Of anlmai Hcof.
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