ball and ring
Americannoun
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Watch this 30-second video demonstrating thermal expansion with the classic brass ball and ring experiment.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
The latter is suspended by two dolphins, instead of the chains generally in use, whose tails are united, and attached to a small ball and ring.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
Move the ball and ring so that the shadow slowly returns to its first position.
From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)
The brass ball and brass ring shown in Figure 43 are called the expansion ball and ring.
From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)
Moving the ball and ring so that the shadow returns to its first position, an entire Saturnian year will have been illustrated.
From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)
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