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Page 206
... mercury - thermometer is one which accommodates itself at once and completely to the temperature it is for the time ... mercury thermometer free from all the deficiencies . § 2. For the laws of thermal expansion of mercury and glass we ...
... mercury - thermometer is one which accommodates itself at once and completely to the temperature it is for the time ... mercury thermometer free from all the deficiencies . § 2. For the laws of thermal expansion of mercury and glass we ...
Page 313
... mercury - column is apt to break . Partly to prevent this , and partly to increase the range , limited by the boiling - point of mercury , it is becoming common to introduce nitrogen or carbonic - acid gas above the mercury , sometimes ...
... mercury - column is apt to break . Partly to prevent this , and partly to increase the range , limited by the boiling - point of mercury , it is becoming common to introduce nitrogen or carbonic - acid gas above the mercury , sometimes ...
Page 321
... mercury renders it appreciably uncertain what is the true length of the mercury - column at 0 ° C. For definiteness and generality let us suppose that the mercury thrown off fills stem - divisions when mercury and glass are at a ...
... mercury renders it appreciably uncertain what is the true length of the mercury - column at 0 ° C. For definiteness and generality let us suppose that the mercury thrown off fills stem - divisions when mercury and glass are at a ...
Contents
CONTENTS OF VOL XLV | 1 |
F Brush on the Transmission of Radiant Heat | 31 |
Mr W H Macaulay on the Stresses and Deflection | 42 |
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