Identifier: contributionsing00ohiouoft (find matches)
Title: Contributions in geographical exploration
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Ohio State University
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Publisher: Columbus
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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dthat the battery in the pyrovolter was completely used up, hxxX. hopethat this did not affect any of your readings. The two thermometers were calibrated at the boiling point of water.where each read 0.3° too low. Following this report the readings observed in the ventshave been corrected to accord with the recalibration. Becauseof the great variations encountered from i)lace to place in acolumn of escaping gas it was not considered advisable toattempt to read the instruments closer than the nearest 5°.Where the correction is appHed the resultant temperatures areusually expressed by an intermediate figure. They are recordedas they came out after correction, but such temperatures, asfor example 299° C, would be best considered as 300° C. for noimpHcation that the errors are less than 3° either way is intended. The method of procedure in the field was, starting out inthe morning with packs containing thermometers, one or bothpyrometers, 5x7 camera, Kodaks, spade and other necessary
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