Table 207. 

 MELTING-POINTS OF THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS. 



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The metals in heavier type are often used as standards. 



The melting-points are reduced as far as possible to a common temperature scale which is the 

 one used by the United States Bureau of Standards in certifying pyrometers. This scale is de- 

 fined in terms of Wien's law with C taken as 14000, and on which the melting-point of platinum 

 is 1755° C (Nernst and Wartenburg, 1751; Waidner and Burgess, 1753; Holborn and Valentiner, 

 1770; see C. R. 148, p. 1177, 1909). Above iioo" C, the temperatures are expressed to the 

 nearest 5** C. Temperatures above the platinum point may be uncertain by over 50° C. 



Smithsonian Tables. 



