[Examination papers for the Degree of Bachelor of medicine : 1864-67].

  • University of Oxford.
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[1864-67?]
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    FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF MEDICINE. Oxford, December 9, 1864. No. I. Physics. 1. Explain the terms Molecule, Elasticity, Inertia, Force. 2. Prove the impossibility of constructing a machine for producing perpetual motion. 3. Define the centre of gravity of a body. What proper- ties has the centre of gravity (i) with respect to the equili- brium of the body, (2) with respect to its motion 4. Mention any properties which aU elastic fluids possess in common. 5. What are the mechanical principles upon which the use of a pendulum in a clock, and of a balance wheel in a watch, depends . '4- ''^^- ., 6. Distinguish between'^^^ari^^^2/ Oj(;^^eai and temperature; and describe the proc^es by which the specific heats of bodies are determined ; \ ^ ^ ^ 7. What are the .advantages and disadvantages of warm- ing by open fire-places, by hot.-air^Jiot water, and steam, respectively 1 ^ 1:^'' 8. What do you understand by the mean temperature of a place \ By what observations is it determined, and what are the causes which make the mean temperature of one place to differ from that of another 1 9. Describe the decomposition of light by a prism. What are Fraunhofer s lines; what is their use in the con- struction of optical instruments, and what is the physical explanation of their existence % 10. What evidence is there of the identity of frictional and of Voltaic electricity % 11. Show how an induced electrical current can be ob- tained from a permanent steel magnet, or from the earth. 12. What explanations can you give of the following phenomena :—halos, water-spouts, hoar frost, hail ?