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... difference between the greatest and least values 1 196 ( in the case of both g and 7 ) is about of the mean value . 24. The Standards Department of the Board of Trade , being concerned only with relative determinations , has adopted the ...
... difference between the greatest and least values 1 196 ( in the case of both g and 7 ) is about of the mean value . 24. The Standards Department of the Board of Trade , being concerned only with relative determinations , has adopted the ...
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... difference of velocity between the more and less refrangible rays , we obtain the follow- ing frequencies by dividing the common velocity by Ångström's values of the wave - lengths : — Vibrations per Second . 3.945 × 1014 A B 4.369 ...
... difference of velocity between the more and less refrangible rays , we obtain the follow- ing frequencies by dividing the common velocity by Ångström's values of the wave - lengths : — Vibrations per Second . 3.945 × 1014 A B 4.369 ...
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... difference of the temperatures . The mean thermal capacity of a given mass of water between 0 ° C. and to is therefore proportional to 1 + · 000 02t + · 000 000 3t2 . ( 2 ) The thermal capacity of a body at a stated temperature -Heat ...
... difference of the temperatures . The mean thermal capacity of a given mass of water between 0 ° C. and to is therefore proportional to 1 + · 000 02t + · 000 000 3t2 . ( 2 ) The thermal capacity of a body at a stated temperature -Heat ...
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... difference between this and the " total heat , " that is , will be 606.5.6950 · 000 02ť2 — · 000 000 3ť3 , - which is accordingly the value adopted by Regnault as the heat of evaporation of water at t ° . 118. According to Regnault ...
... difference between this and the " total heat , " that is , will be 606.5.6950 · 000 02ť2 — · 000 000 3ť3 , - which is accordingly the value adopted by Regnault as the heat of evaporation of water at t ° . 118. According to Regnault ...
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... difference of states of the two sections A and B. If y now denote the thickness of a stratum in the con- dition of B which would be reduced to the state existing at A by the abstraction of a thickness z of the second substance , and the ...
... difference of states of the two sections A and B. If y now denote the thickness of a stratum in the con- dition of B which would be reduced to the state existing at A by the abstraction of a thickness z of the second substance , and the ...
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