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Editorial
Preface
Download and Release History
Copyright
Physical Measurements
Physical Arithmetic
Measurement of the More
Simple Quantities
Measurement of Mass and
Specific Gravity
The Balance
General Considerations
Sensitiveness of a Balance
Adjustment of a Balance
Practical Details of
Manipulation
Testing the Adjustments of a
Balance
Correction of Weighings for
the Buoyancy of the Air
Densities and Specific Gravities
The Hydrostatic Balance
The Specific Gravity Bottle
Nicholson's Hydrometer
Jolly's Balance
The Common Hydrometer
Mechanics of Solids
Mechanics of Liquids and Gases
Acoustics
Thermometry and Expansion
Calorimetry
Tension of Vapour and Hygrometry
Photometry
Mirrors and Lenses
Spectra, Refractive Indices, and
Wave-Lengths
Polarised Light
Colour Vision
Magnetism
Electricity

Last Update: 2011-03-15