CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 

 TEMPERATURE. 



PAOBS 



Introductory Eemarks Temperature Thermal Equilibrium Construction of 

 Mercury - Glass Thermometers Fixed Points: Centigrade, Fahrenheit, 

 and Keaumur Scales Marking Fixed Points Calibration and Graduation 

 Precautions in use Limits of accuracy Range Scales of Temperature 

 given by expansion arbitrary The Work Scale Air and Hydrogen Scales 

 Platinum Resistance Thermometers Table of Temperatures Maximum 

 and Minimum Thermometer Thermostats 1-16 



CHAPTER II. 

 EXPANSION OF SOLIDS WITH RISE OF TEMPERATURE. 



Linear Expansion of Solids Ramsden's Method Modern Use of the Method 

 Method of Lavoisier and Laplace Results Fizeau's Optical Method 

 Applications of Linear Expansion Volume Expansion of Solids . . 17-28 



CHAPTER III. 

 EXPANSION OF LIQUIDS. 



Volume Expansion of Liquids U-Tube Method applied to Mercury Dulong 

 and Petit Regnault Expansion of other Liquids by Specific Gravity 

 Bottle By Dilatometer--Matthiessen's Hydrostatic Method The Expan- 

 sion of Water Hope's Apparatus Apparatus of Joule and Playfair 

 Results 29-40 



CHAPTER IV. 

 EXPANSION OF GASES. 



Expansion of Gases depends on Pressure Changes Volume Expansion at 

 Constant Pressure Gay-Lussac's Method Regnault's Experiments 

 Increase of Pressure with Constant Volume Gas Thermometry Regnault's 

 Normal Air Thermometer Hydrogen Thermometer Bottomley's Air 

 Thermometer Callendar's Compensated Air Thermometer . . . 41-52 



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