| 1853 - 648 Seiten
...with the grain, which was to be of such magnitude that 252'458 grains, in brats. | would just be in equilibrium with a cubic inch of distilled water,...mercury stands at 30 inches in a barometer, and in Fahrenheit s thermometer at 62 degrees, both for the air and for the water. The impossibility of reproducing... | |
| John Henry Alexander - 1857 - 128 Seiten
...pressure. And the value itself is such, that 252.458 brass grains (but of specific gravity undefined) will be in just equilibrium with a cubic inch of distilled water, the mercury in a barometer standing at 30 inches, and in the thermometer of Fahrenheit at 62°, both... | |
| United States. Congress. House - 1878 - 1028 Seiten
...troy pound of England. It is assumed to contain 5,760 grains, and investigation shows that 252.458 of these units in brass will be in just equilibrium...barometer, and in a thermometer of Fahrenheit at 62°, both for the air and water. A pound avoirdupois contains 7,000 of these grains. Copies of both pounds... | |
| Stephen Roper - 1884 - 740 Seiten
...this aspect, the origination is with the grains, which must be such that 252,458 of these units of brass will be in just equilibrium with a cubic inch...the mercury stands at 30 inches in a barometer, and at 62 degrees in a thermometer of Fah. Unfortunately, the expounders of this theory in England used... | |
| Stephen Roper - 1888 - 702 Seiten
...the origination is with the grains, which must be such that 252,458 of these units of brass will bo in just equilibrium with a cubic inch of distilled...the mercury stands at 30 inches in a barometer, and at 62 degrees in a thermometer of Fah. Unfortunately, the expounders of this theory in England used... | |
| Stephen Roper - 1889 - 422 Seiten
...this aspect, the origination is with the grains, which must be such that 252,458 of these units of brass will be in just equilibrium with a cubic inch...the mercury stands at 30 inches in a barometer, and at 62 degrees in a thermometer of Fall. Unfortunately, the expounders of this theory in England used... | |
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