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Report of the Tenth National Conference on Weights and Measures, 1915

Description: Report of the annual conference on weights and measures, hosted by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards in Washington D.C. It includes conference proceedings, a list of attendees, information about committees and officers, and other reports or commentaries discussed at the meetings.
Date: 1916
Creator: United States. Bureau of Standards.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Study of the Current Transformer with Particular Reference to Iron Loss

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on current transformers. Emphasis is placed on iron loss. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1911
Creator: Agnew, P. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Equilibrium in the System: Lead Acetate, Lead Oxide, and Water, at 25⁰

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies on basic acetates and their importance as an effective clarifying agent. The analytical procedures and the results of the studies are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1915
Creator: Jackson, Richard F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effective Resistance and Inductance of Iron and Bimetallic Wires

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over the use of bimetallic wires. The resistance and inductance of the bimetallic wires are studied. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1916
Creator: Miller, John M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thermoelectric Measurement of Critical Ranges of Pure Iron

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over the measurements of critical ranges of pure iron wire. The methods and materials used for the measurements are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1918
Creator: Burgess, George K. & Scott, H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Measurements on the Index of Refraction of Air for Wave Lengths from 2218 A to 9000 A

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over measurements of air refraction. Comparison of older studies of this kind is presented. As stated in the introduction, "a brief review of the objects, experimental methods, and results of these earlier investigations will assist in explaining the purpose of this additional investigation on the index of refraction and dispersion of air described in detail in this paper" (p. 698). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1918
Creator: Meggers, W. F. & Peters, Chauncey G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Special Studies in Electrolysis Mitigation: 4. A Preliminary Report on Electrolysis Mitigation in Elyria, Ohio, with Recommendations for Mitigation

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over surveys conducted on the electrical conditions of railway tracks in Elyria, Ohio. The results of the surveys are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: January 22, 1916
Creator: McCollum, Burton & Logan, K. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Standard Test Specimens of Zinc Bronze (Cu 88, Sn 10, Zn 2) - Parts 1 and 2: Part 1. - Preparation of Specifications, Part II. - Microstructure

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over tests conducted on the preparation of an alloy. The tests conducted, and their results are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: March 15, 1916
Creator: Karr, C. P. & Rawdon, Henry S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Durability of Stucco and Plaster Construction: Progress Report Containing Results of Investigations up to April, 1916

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over tests conducted on the durability of stucco construction. Construction methods are discussed. The test results are presented and discussed as well. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: January 31, 1917
Creator: Wig, R. J.; Pearson, J. C. & Emley, W. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Temperature Measurements in Bessemer and Open-Hearth Practice

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on different types of furnaces, specifically the Bessemer and the open-hearth furnace. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Burgess, George K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coupled Circuits in Which the Secondary has Distributed Inductance and Capacity

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on coupled circuits. Emphasis was placed on the secondary circuit and its inductance and capacity. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes illustrations.
Date: 1911
Creator: Cohen, Louis
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Modified Method for the Determination of Relative Wave-Lengths

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over developments made to the methods for the determination of relative wave-lengths. The methods developed are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1911
Creator: Priest, Irwin G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Apparatus for Measuring the Relative Wear of Sole Leathers, and the Results Obtained with Leather from Different Parts of a Hide

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on the quality of sole leather. As stated in the introduction, "the development of a simple method for quickly determining the durability of sole leather seemed desirable, and this paper discusses a laboratory apparatus designed for this purpose and also presents the results of tests made to date to determine the relative wear of leather from different parts of the hide" (p. 3). This paper includes illustrations, and photo… more
Date: November 22, 1919
Creator: Hart, R. W. & Bowker, R. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Platinum Resistance Thermometry at High Temperatures

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over platinum resistance thermometry. The advantages and limitations at high temperatures are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1911
Creator: Waidner, C. W. & Burgess, George K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Electrolysis and its Mitigation

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on electrolysis. As stated in the introduction, "this investigation has included a study of the physical laws governing electrolytic and self-corrosion in soils, an extended investigation of the effects of electric currents on plain and reinforced concrete, and a study of the work of previous investigators relating to the subject of electrolysis and its prevention" (p. 5). This paper includes tables, illustrations, and pho… more
Date: November 25, 1918
Creator: Rosa, Edward B. & McCollum, Burton
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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