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Side 19
The glass tube , the lower part of which is seen plunged into the mercury in the
cistern at T , is enclosed in a brass tube , which extends continuously from the
brass box , B , to the top of the instrument . This brass tube is made with two
opposite ...
The glass tube , the lower part of which is seen plunged into the mercury in the
cistern at T , is enclosed in a brass tube , which extends continuously from the
brass box , B , to the top of the instrument . This brass tube is made with two
opposite ...
Side 21
On hanging up the barometer , care must be taken to lower the mercury in the
tube by turning the screw , P , before unfastening the float , F ; for if this be not
attended to , the pressure applied by the screw , P , will cause the mercury to flow
out ...
On hanging up the barometer , care must be taken to lower the mercury in the
tube by turning the screw , P , before unfastening the float , F ; for if this be not
attended to , the pressure applied by the screw , P , will cause the mercury to flow
out ...
Side 22
which would frequently arise in taking the difference of the two ; and , 2 , the free
contact of the open lower limb with the air , by which the mercury gets foul , and ,
adhering to the tube , impedes the smooth working of the instrument . In narrow ...
which would frequently arise in taking the difference of the two ; and , 2 , the free
contact of the open lower limb with the air , by which the mercury gets foul , and ,
adhering to the tube , impedes the smooth working of the instrument . In narrow ...
Side 24
The upper part of the tube is now filled with common air , and the lower part and
cistern with glycerin . Hence when the pressure of the atmosphere is increased ,
the air is compressed , and the fluid rises ; but when it is diminished , the air ...
The upper part of the tube is now filled with common air , and the lower part and
cistern with glycerin . Hence when the pressure of the atmosphere is increased ,
the air is compressed , and the fluid rises ; but when it is diminished , the air ...
Side 27
The table may be used for temperatures lower than 28o . 5 , by noting how many
degrees the given temperature is below 28° . 5 , and then , looking at the
temperature which is just so far above 289 . 5 , the correction will be found , but it
must ...
The table may be used for temperatures lower than 28o . 5 , by noting how many
degrees the given temperature is below 28° . 5 , and then , looking at the
temperature which is just so far above 289 . 5 , the correction will be found , but it
must ...
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | Handy Book of Meteorology |
| Forfatter | Alexander Buchan |
| Utgave | 2 |
| Utgiver | W. Blackwood and Sons, 1868 |
| Original fra | Harvard University |
| Digitalisert | 25. mar 2008 |
| Lengde | 371 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |