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A New Determination of the Ratio of the Electromagnetic to the Electrostatic Unit of Electricity [Part 1]

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over new determinations made in regard to units of electricity. Methods and equipment used are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs. Part 1 includes sections I through VI.
Date: 1907
Creator: Rosa, Edward B. & Dorsey, N. E.
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A New Determination of the Ratio of the Electromagnetic to the Electrostatic Unit of Electricity [Part 2]

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies of the determination of the ratio of electricity. The ratio of electromagnetic to electrostatic units of electricity is discussed in detail. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs. Part 2 includes section VII and concluding remarks.
Date: 1907
Creator: Rosa, Edward B. & Dorsey, N. E.
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On the Establishment of the Thermodynamic Scale of Temperature by Means of the Constant-Pressure Thermometer

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over two different types of gas thermometry, with its main focus on the constant-pressure thermometer. The thermodynamic scale of temperature is also discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1907
Creator: Buckingham, Edgar
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Selective Radiation from the Nernst Glower

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on the radiation emitted from a Nernst filament. Methods and results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1908
Creator: Coblentz, W. W.
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The Testing of Glass Volumetric Apparatus

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over testing conducted on volumetric glass apparatus. Types of glass apparatus being tested are presented and discussed. The results of the testing are also discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1908
Creator: Osborne, N. S. & Veazey, B. H.
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A New Form of Standard Resistance

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over new developments of electrical resistivity in manganin wire coils. The results of the developments are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: October 1, 1908
Creator: Rosa, Edward B.
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Dependence of Magnetic Hysteresis upon Wave Form

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies on magnetic hysteresis and its dependence upon wave form. Methods and equipment used during the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1909
Creator: Lloyd, Morton G.
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The Determination of the Constants of Instrument Transformers

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies on instrument transformers. As stated in the first paragraph, "the principle of the method here described is the same for both current and potential transformers, being an application of the potentiometer method" (p. 281). The methods and equipment studied are presented and discussed.
Date: 1911
Creator: Agnew, P. G. & Fitch, T. T.
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The Electrical Conductivity of Commercial Copper

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over the conductivity of copper. Samples of commercial copper were studied, and the results are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1911
Creator: Wolff, F. A. & Dellinger, J. H.
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Analysis of Alternating-Current Waves by the Method of Fourier, with Special Reference to Methods of Facilitating the Computations

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over analysis of alternating currents. These currents are applied with the Fourier method. Descriptions of the method, and the results are presented. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1913
Creator: Grover, Frederick W.
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Density and Thermal Expansion of Ethyl Alcohol and of its Mixtures with Water

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over the thermal expansion of ethyl alcohol. As stated in the introduction, "the scope of the present work includes the preparation of pure anhydrous ethyl alcohol, the determination of the density and thermal expansion of this alcohol and its mixtures with water, and the construction from these data of tables for convenient use" (p. 328). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1913
Creator: Osborne, N. S.; McKelvy, E. C. & Bearce, H. W.
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Observations on Ocean Temperatures in the Vicinity of Icebergs and in Other Parts of the Ocean

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies on ocean temperatures. Temperatures in the vicinity of icebergs are measured and compared with temperatures taken from other areas of the ocean. This report includes photographs, and illustrations.
Date: 1914
Creator: Waidner, C. W.; Dickinson, H. C. & Crowe, J. J.
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