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The center of heat is the highest point on the metal ; but free the ice and it will start and travel to that high point . Why ? ( a ) The ice will melt much more rapidly on the side next the center of heat , and thus cause the ice to ...
The center of heat is the highest point on the metal ; but free the ice and it will start and travel to that high point . Why ? ( a ) The ice will melt much more rapidly on the side next the center of heat , and thus cause the ice to ...
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... an instrument which measures , with the greatest accuracy possible , the temperature of the interior of a furnace , although located on the outside and at a distance of several feet from the source of the heat .
... an instrument which measures , with the greatest accuracy possible , the temperature of the interior of a furnace , although located on the outside and at a distance of several feet from the source of the heat .
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The soil that is the most porous is the best non - conductor of heat and reflects the heat back on the stump . Sand is a conductor of heat . With sandy soil , an artificial covering of clay as a binder or coal cinders can be used .
The soil that is the most porous is the best non - conductor of heat and reflects the heat back on the stump . Sand is a conductor of heat . With sandy soil , an artificial covering of clay as a binder or coal cinders can be used .
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