...of hay and corn in oxygen gas, we find that each grain of food, consisting of equal parts of nndried hay and corn, is able to give 0°'682 to a pound of...heat equivalent to the raising of a weight of 557 Ibs. to the height of a foot; whence it appears that one quarter of the whole amount of vis viva generated...

...From Mr. Joule's experiments on the combustion of a mixture of hay and corn in oxygen gas, he found that each grain of food, consisting of equal parts of undried hay and corn, was able to give 0°'682 of heat to a pound of water, — a quantity of heat equivalent to the raising...

...hours) he will consume 12 Ibs. of hay and 12 Ibs. of corn. He is, therefore, able to raise 143 Ibs. by the consumption of one grain of the mixed food....heat equivalent to the raising of a weight of 557 Ibs. to the height of a foot. Whence it appears that one quarter of the whole amount of vis viva generated...

...applies these calculations to the motions of the molecules themselves, and gives their actual velocity. From our own experiments on the combustion of a mixture...heat equivalent to the raising of a weight of 557 Ibs. to the height of a foot. Whence it appears * Here Vis viva, which is something added to and controlling...

...hours) he will consume 12 Ibs. of hay and 12 Ibs. of corn*. lie is therefore able to raise 143 Ibs. by the consumption of one grain of the mixed food....undried hay and corn, is able to give 0°'682 to a lb. of water, a quantity of heat equivalent to the raising of a weight of 557 Ibs. to the height of...