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Transcriber's notes:
(1) Numbers following letters (without space) like C2 were originally
printed in subscript. Letter subscripts are preceded by an
underscore, like C_n.
(2) Characters following a carat (^) were printed in superscript.
(3) Side-notes were relocated to function as titles of their respective
paragraphs.
(4) Macrons and breves above letters and dots below letters were not
inserted.
(5) [oo] stands for the infinity symbol.
(6) The following typographical error has been corrected:
Article CAPILLARY ACTION: "Let the radius of this section PR be y,
and let PT, the tangent at P, make an angle a with the axis." 'be'
amended from 'by'.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA
A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, LITERATURE
AND GENERAL INFORMATION