| William Henry Booth - 1903 - 440 pages
...hydrogen alone, the specific heat of water is the highest of any known body. The amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water from 0°C. to 1°C. is denominated the great calorie or simply the calorie, the little calorie having reference to the... | |
| James Tonge - 1907 - 292 pages
...metric standards of weight and temperatures and is called a Calorie. 1 calorie = the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1° C. As in the case of the B.Th.U., the heat, measured in calories, required to raise the temperature... | |
| Francis M. Hartmann - 1911 - 366 pages
...standard. On account of convenience, water has been so chosen. 10. The Calorie. The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of...calorie: (1) The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water from 0°C. to 1°C., called the 2ero calorie. (2) One hundredth... | |
| Amit Goswami - 2000 - 372 pages
...spelled with a lowercase c; 1 Cal = 1,000 cal = 1 kilocalorie (kcal). A Calorie is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 degree Celsius. But what is a Celsius degree? Let's talk about temperature scales for a moment. The temperature... | |
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