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It should be further remarked that the value of the barometer as an indicator of the
weather gave an additional impetus to the study of the science . 7 . The
Thermometer . — The invention of the air - thermometer , by Sanctorio of Padua ...
It should be further remarked that the value of the barometer as an indicator of the
weather gave an additional impetus to the study of the science . 7 . The
Thermometer . — The invention of the air - thermometer , by Sanctorio of Padua ...
Side 4
But the great improver of the thermometer was FAHRENHEIT . In the year 1714
he constructed thermometers , employing two fixed points in graduating them —
one indicated by the melting - point of ice , and the other by the boilingpoint of ...
But the great improver of the thermometer was FAHRENHEIT . In the year 1714
he constructed thermometers , employing two fixed points in graduating them —
one indicated by the melting - point of ice , and the other by the boilingpoint of ...
Side 24
To obviate error from the increased pressure of the air when its temperature Fig .
8 . is raised , a thermometer and sliding scale are added to the instrument , so
that it may be adjusted to the temperature at each observation . It is a very
sensitive ...
To obviate error from the increased pressure of the air when its temperature Fig .
8 . is raised , a thermometer and sliding scale are added to the instrument , so
that it may be adjusted to the temperature at each observation . It is a very
sensitive ...
Side 27
Mercury expands odoo of its bulk for every degree of Fahrenheit ' s thermometer ;
if , then , a barometer stands at a height of 30 inches when the temperature of its
mercury is 32° , it will stand at 305 inches if the temperature be raised to 69o .
Mercury expands odoo of its bulk for every degree of Fahrenheit ' s thermometer ;
if , then , a barometer stands at a height of 30 inches when the temperature of its
mercury is 32° , it will stand at 305 inches if the temperature be raised to 69o .
Side 32
820 inches , the attached thermometer 61° . 7 , and the mean temperature of the
air 56o . 6 , the height of barometer above mean sea - level being 270 feet .
Observed mean height , . : : 29 . 970 inches . Correction required at 61 . 7 ( Table
I . ) ...
820 inches , the attached thermometer 61° . 7 , and the mean temperature of the
air 56o . 6 , the height of barometer above mean sea - level being 270 feet .
Observed mean height , . : : 29 . 970 inches . Correction required at 61 . 7 ( Table
I . ) ...
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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 |