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Thermometer tests, 1848 - 1857

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/355

Scope and Contents

Experiments and tests on individual thermometers for the Standards Commission. The volume includes calculations on the graduations of thermometer, means of determining error, boiling and freezing points of thermometers, errors of sub-divisions on thermometers, conversions into fahrenheit, comparisons with barometers, and a table of equivalents for thermometers, all by R. Sheepshanks. There are also some comparisons by J. Glaisher.

Dates

  • Creation: 1848 - 1857

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

D3/19

Finding aid date

2006-01-06 11:41:17+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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