...of unit mass of water one degree between 0° and 4°. If the gram be taken as the unit of mass, the quantity of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree in temperature, between the limits 0" and 4°, is the special unit of heat called a small calory or a therm. It is...

...of heat and temperature. The unit of quantity (see No. 50/,) is called the gram-calorie, and is the quantity of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree (strictly from 0° to 1°, practically from 19° to 20° or thereabouts). Therefore specific heat may...

...amount of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree. Calorie.—The unit of heat. The amount of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree in temperature. There are large Calories also, being icoo times the small calorie, for convenience. Heat exchange of...

...chemist. It will serve also as a typical liquid, since it differs from others only in details. The quantity of heat required to raise one gram of water...degree in temperature, at 15°, is called a calorie, and is the unit of heat. The specific heat of any substance being also the quantity of heat required...

...concerned, a closed bulb of platinum forms the inner vessel. The quantity of heat capable of raising one gram of water one degree in temperature, at 15°, is called a calorie. So that 250 grams of water raised 1° would represent 250 calories, and 20 grams of water raised 5°...

...a unit of measure. Two are in common use; the calorie and the joule. The calorie is defined as the quantity of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree centigrade. The joule is a quantity of energy equal to 0.238 calorie. (For further discussion of this...

...required to raise one gram of a substance through one degree Centigrade. Taking as the unit the amount of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree in temperature, graphite requires only .12 and diamond .18 as much. In the electric arc, diamond can be converted into...

...and the joule, etc.). Usually, however, heat is expressed in calories or BT U's. The calorie is the quantity of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree centigrade — to be more exact it is the quantity required to raise one gram of water from 14J°C....

...gaseous fuels are coal gas and water gas. The unit of heat measure is the calorie. It represents the quantity of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree centigrade. The large Calorie, used in measuring the heat values of foods, represents the amount of...

...Where gases, like oxygen, are concerned, a closed bulb of platinum forms the inner vessel. The average quantity of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree in temperature, between 0° and 100°, is called a calorie. The actual variation in the specific heat of water within...