Sir Lawrence Bragg defines “surfaces”, describes the surface properties of a liquid, shows what is meant by surface tension, demonstrates how it may be controlled and modified, describes the basic laws of friction, illustrates the effect of molecular surface layers in reducing friction and demonstrates the principles of lubrication.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
503811
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Friction
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Friction
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Matter - Properties
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Molecular structure
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Physics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)