A Text-book of PhysicsLongmans, Green, and Company, 1899 - 918 páginas |
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... fixed points of a thermometer . 181. Calibration of the thermometer tube . 182. Errors of mercury thermometers . 183. Maxi- mum and minimum thermometers . 184. Linear expansion of solids . 185. Measurement of the coefficient of linear ...
... fixed points of a thermometer . 181. Calibration of the thermometer tube . 182. Errors of mercury thermometers . 183. Maxi- mum and minimum thermometers . 184. Linear expansion of solids . 185. Measurement of the coefficient of linear ...
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... fixed amount of the same kind of physical quantity , which we call the unit of that par- ticular quantity . The ... fix the magnitude of the units for the rest of the S physical quantities . The units which are thus chosen CHAPTER II ...
... fixed amount of the same kind of physical quantity , which we call the unit of that par- ticular quantity . The ... fix the magnitude of the units for the rest of the S physical quantities . The units which are thus chosen CHAPTER II ...
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... fix the magnitude of the unit to be employed in the case of all other physical quantities when we have fixed the value of these three fundamental units . As examples of fundamental units we may take the yard , which is one of the ...
... fix the magnitude of the unit to be employed in the case of all other physical quantities when we have fixed the value of these three fundamental units . As examples of fundamental units we may take the yard , which is one of the ...
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... fixed stars across the meridian . Since the distance between the earth and any of the fixed stars is very great , compared even with the diameter of the earth's orbit , the line joining the earth to such a star remains always parallel ...
... fixed stars across the meridian . Since the distance between the earth and any of the fixed stars is very great , compared even with the diameter of the earth's orbit , the line joining the earth to such a star remains always parallel ...
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... fixed , can be moved C A E TE E B FIG . 6 . through a small distance in the direction of the line joining the pillars by means of micrometer screws , E , which have divided heads . The two bars to be compared are supported on a carriage ...
... fixed , can be moved C A E TE E B FIG . 6 . through a small distance in the direction of the line joining the pillars by means of micrometer screws , E , which have divided heads . The two bars to be compared are supported on a carriage ...
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