INDEX 



(References in parentheses marked I.C.T., followed by volume and page number, are 

 to the first edition of the International Critical Tables.) 



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a particles: atomic stopping powers 523 



ionization 522 



in various gases 525 



masses, 6.6oxio _a4 g each 105 



miscellaneous data 521 



molecular stopping power 523 



range, gases 522-523 



long-range 523 



solids 523 



stopping powers, atomic, molecular .... 523 



velocities 522 



Abbot-Priest sea-level solar energy, f (X) 614 



Abbreviations 2 



Aberration constant 60 1 



Absolute international units 77~8i 



magnitudes (M) to apparent (m), to re- 

 duce 602 



ohm xlvii 



volt li 



zero, -273 . 18 C 85-86 



Absorption: air, moist and dry, for radiation 611 



alpha particles 522-523 



atmospheric for radiation 608 



, ultra-violet, for radiation. 389 



beta particles 528 



crystals, for radiation 390 



dyes, for radiation 385 



filters, for radiation 384 



gases by liquids 221 



glasses, American, for radiation 387 



colored, " " 386 



Jena, " " 386 



Schott, " " 386 



ultra-violet, Jena, for radia- 

 tion 387 



good absorbers of radiation 391 



mass, X rays 544-545 



ultra-violet for radiation, various ma- 

 terials 393-395 



Acceleration of gravity: anomalous 567 



f (latitude, altitude) .... 564 



U. S. stations 566 



world stations 565 



Accuracies possible 656 



Acoustics (see sound) 190—195 



Actinium 518 



Activity, definition 658 



Adaptability of eye, rate of 331 



Adsorption: gases by particles 554 



heats 554 



molecular heats 554 



Aerodynamics: (general) (I. C. T., 1, 402) ... 195-203 



air forces on cylinders 200 



flat plates 198-199 



miscellaneous ... 20 1-202 



spheres 201 



resistance on flat plates. ... 198-199 



skin friction 203 



velocity pressure vs. air speed 195 



Aeronautics, standard atmosphere for 559 



Age, earth'a 578 



Agonic line 595 



Air: (see also atmosphere) 



conditioning with moisture (I. C. T., 2, 321). 179 



convection, conduction, thermal 3 2 7 



masses, f (altitude) 611 



moist, maintenance of (I. C. T., 2, 321) 179 



refractive index 374 



resistance {see under aerodynamics) 



thermal conductivity 3 2 7 



Aitken nuclei ,.,,,,,...• 597 



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Albedos 607 



Alcohol, density, ethyl, aqueous 172, 173 



methyl, " 174 



viscosity, aqueous 205 



Alloys: conductivity, electrical 414, 415 



thermal 272 



density 163 



Hall effect (I. C. T., 6, 417) 

 Kerr " (I. C. T.. 6, 435) 

 magnetic susceptibility (I. C. T., 6, 365) 



mechanical properties: aluminum 117 



brasses (Cu, Zn) ... 120 

 bronzes (Cu, Sn).. 120 

 copper, nomenclature 119 



iron in 



miscellaneous ..121-125 



steel 113 



Nernst effect (I. C. T., 6, 420) 

 Alpha particles (see a particles) 



Altitude-azimuth to right ascension, formulae 602 



Altitude by barometer 189 



Aluminum: alloys, mechanical properties 117 



mechanical properties 117 



solder 124 



wire tables, English units 429 



metric " 43° 



American candle 334 



Ammonia: p, v, t 148 



thermal properties (liquid) 306 



Ampere, definition 658 



Ampere-turn units UV 



Angstrom, definition 658 



Angular velocity earth 570 



Anomalistic year 60 1 



Antenna heights 45 2 



Antifreeze mixtures 2 79 



Antilogarithms 2 8-3 1 



Apparent magnitudes, m, to absolute. M 602 



Aqueous solution densities: (general) 170, 171 



ethyl alcohol 172, 173 



methyl " 174 



sugar 1741 175 



sulphuric acid 1 74 



vapor: in atmosphere, wet and dry.- -234, 235 



relative humidity 236, 238 



weight 234 



Arc-spectrum lines 5°9 



Areas, ocean 650—65 1 



Asteroids 6°<J 



Astrogamma (photography) 343 



Astronomical tables (see under stars, sun).. 601 et seq. 



unit, definition 658 



Atlantic Ocean basins, areas and depths 650 



Atmosphere: altitude, variation with 558 



density, " " 5 58 



heights, dynamic 561 



geometric 561 



latitude variation 558 



(Mavis) 561 



molecular density as f (alt.) 560 



path, f (height, season) 563 



normal (Birge) 84, 85 



ozone 5^3 



pressure variation as f (alt. ) 558 



temperature variations as f (alt. ) .... 503 

 lower 25 km. . . 562 



unit, definition 658 



Atmospheres, gage pressures to 147 



Atmospheric electricity: (general) 596-600 



Aitken nuclei 597 



charge on rain or snow.. 598 

 space 597 



