| 单词 | cartesian devil |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCartesian devil Cartesian devil n. (also Cartesian diver) a philosophical toy, consisting of a hollow figure, partly filled with water and partly with air, and made to float in a vessel nearly filled with water, having an airtight elastic covering. This covering being pressed down, the air inside the vessel is compressed, and more water forced through a small aperture into the figure, which consequently sinks, to rise again when the external pressure is removed. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > optical and scientific toys > [noun] multiplying-glass1639 Cartesian devil1731 kaleidoscope1817 myriorama1823 thaumatrope1827 bottle imp1833 phantasmascope1833 phenakistoscope1834 stroboscope1836 anorthoscope1842 tantalus-cup1842 phantascope1851 phantoscope1861 Pharaoh's serpent1863 phosphoroscope1866 zoetrope1866 wheel of life1872 praxinoscope1878 zoopraxiscope1881 phantoscope1894 Newton's cradle1971 1731 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 37 79 The Glass for shewing the Experiment with the Cartesian Devils. < as lemmas |
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