A Student's Manual of a Laboratory Course in Physical MeasurementsGinn, 1893 - 126 pages |
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abscissæ absolute units adjust alcohol angle astatic bar magnet battery brass wire Bunsen burner Bunsen cell C₁ calculate called calorimeter candle centimeter circuit clamp coil convex lens coördinate paper copper correction cross hairs curve cylinder Daniell cell deflection Denote density determine direction distance divided electromotive force equal fork formula fraction german silver glass graduated circle grammes hydrometer inertia last experiment length light lines of force liquid magnifying power means measure melting mercury method mirror moment of inertia monochord needle object observing telescope Ohm's Law oscillation paraffine pendulum pitch number Place Plat the results pointer pole position prism r₁ radius rate of radiation ratio scale pan screen screw slit spectrum subtracted surface swing t₁ t₂ tangent galvanometer telescope thermometer thermopile tion torsion tube velocity of sound vernier volume w₁ weight wire bridge zero
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Page 11 - Therefore, the specific gravity of a solid or a liquid body is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water...
Page 68 - It may also be defined as the sine of the angle of incidence divided by the sine of the angle of refraction, as light passes from air into the substance.
Page 71 - We may put this more briefly by saying that the magnifying power is the ratio of the size of the image to the size of the object, but in this statement it must be remembered that size refers to linear dimensions, not to area.
Page 50 - The conductivity of the stone is -005 and the unit of heat is the quantity required to raise the temperature of one gramme of water one degree centigrade.