INDEX. 



For the definitions of units, see Appendix. 



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Aberration constant 109 



Absorption of gases by liquids 141 



Absorption of Ught: atmosptieric 179 



color screens 195 



Jena glasses 193 



various crystals . . . .194 



Acceleration of gravity 104-107 



Aerodynamic data: soaring data 123 



wind pressures 122 



Agonic line nS 



Air: density 160 



Air thermometer, comparisons 234 



Air: transmissibility of, for radiation . . . .179 



Alcohol: density 98-100 



vapor pressure 146 



viscosity 126 



Alloys: densities 89 



electrical conductivity of ... . 266-268 



resistance of .... 262-268 



low temp. . . . 264 



melting-points 214 



specific heats 230 



thermal conductivity 199 



thermoelectric powers 258-259 



Alternating currents, resistance of wires for . . 269 



Aluminum wire, weights of 64 



Alums: indices of refraction 181 



Antilogarithms 26-28 



Aqueous solutions : boiling-points 219 



densities 92 



alcohols 98 



alcohol, temperature var'n 100 



diffusion of 136 



electrolytic conductivities 272-278 



Aqueous vapor: vapor pressure, low temp . . .151 



0° to 100° C . 152 



100° to 230° C . 153 



pressure of, in atmosphere . .155 



(saturated) weight of .... 154 



Astronomical data 108-109 



Atmosphere, aqueous vapor in 155 



transmissibility for radiation . . .179 

 Atomic weights 270 



Barometer: boiling temperature of water for va- 

 rious heights 168-169 



correction for capillarity . . . .121 



latitude, inch . . .119 



metric . .120 



sea level 118 



temperature. . . .117 



heights, determination of, by . . .167 



Batteries: composition, electromotive forces . . 252 



Beaume scale: conversion to densities .... 84 



Birmingham wire gauge 59 



Bismuth, resistance of, in magnetic field . . . 306 



"Black-body" radiation 238 



Boiling-points: chemical elements 210 



inorganic compounds . . . .213 



organic compounds 215 



Boiling-point, raising of, by salts in solution . .219 



of water and barometric pressure . 168 



Brass wire, weights of, common measure ... 60 



metric measure ... 62 



Brick, crushing strength of 71 



British wire gauge 59 



British weights and measures 7-10 



Cadmium line, wave-length red 170 



Candle power, standard 177 



Capacity, specific inductive: crystals .... 284 



gases 279 



liquids .... 280 

 liquid gases . . . 283 



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Capacity, specific inductive: solids 283 



Capillarity, correction to barometer for . . .121 



liquids 142-143 



liquids near solidifying point . . . 143 



salt solutions in water 142 



thickness of soap films 143 



Carcel unit 177 



Cells, voltaic: composition, E. M. F. . . 252-253 



double-fluid 253 



secondary 253 



single-fluid 252 



standard 251, 253 



storage 253 



Chemical, electro-, equivalents 270 



equivalent of silver . . . .251 



Chemical elements: atomic weights 270 



boiling-points 210 



compressibility 76 



conductivity, thermal . . . 199 



densities 8s, 91 



electro-chemical equivalents 270 



hardness 76 



melting-points 209 



resistance, electrical . 262-263 



specific heats 228 



thermal conductivities . . 199 

 expansion, linear . 222 



Circular functions: argument (°') 30 



(radians) .... 35 



Coals, heat of combustion of 202 



Cobalt, magnetic properties of 293 



Color screens 195-196 



Combination, heat of 204 



Combustion, heat of: coals 202 



explosives 203 



fuels (liquid) 202 



peats 202 



Compressibility: chemical elements .... 76 



gases 79-^1 



liquids 82 



solids 83 



Concretes: resistance to crushing 71 



Conductivity, electrical: see Resistance. 



alloys 266-268 



alternating currents, effect of . 269 

 magnetic field, effect of . . . 306 



electrolytic 272-278 



equivalent . . . 275-278 



ionic (separate ions) . . 278 



specific molecular . . . 273 



limiting values 274 



temp 'tare coef. 274 



glass and porc'l'n, temp'ture coef. 285 



Conductivity, thermal: gases 200 



liquids 200 



salt solutions .... 200 



solids 199 



water 200 



Contact differences of potential .... 254-256 



Convection, cooling by ...... . 239-240 



Conversion: Beaume to specific gravities ... 84 



factors for work units 227 



Cooling by radiation, perfect radiator .... 238 

 and convection . . 239-240 



Cosines, hyperbolic natural 41 



logarithmic 42 



Critical data for gases 221 



Crushing, resistance to: bricks 71 



concretes 71 



stones 71 



timber, wood .... 72 



Cubical thennal expansion: gases 226 



liquids 225 



solids 224 



