OFHDITl'D BYGLAZEBR.OOKSIR RICHARDF.R.S.K.C.U., D.Sc.,VOLUMESIN FIVEVOL. IMECHANICS-ENGINEE1UNG-HEATLIMITEDAND CO.,MACMILLANLONDONMARTIN'S STREET,ST.1922COPYRIGHTGREAT 1JRITAINPRINTED INPEEFACEefforts arc due.ivo workers to whoso thoy whulof Oalorimotry,are tho latent niothoclB exactly^ToM out what Htomnha, Iho of llu,of Friction, how far theory,wn aboutiho law, J^ino01 nmcilhoila of aceiimlo g-uigiiifion whichwhat are tho principle*mncod, of a lconio into tho luy-oul htho factor, which, dotenmnation of numy,tro based,or llLon.otliodH.of Pyromctryof act^It he design Dynamo,t.. tmmoa futile jmirnoyin Libraries and, nob infroqnoiitly,nn" a BO-irelilontjho foundtho wiHliocl-fov information mayic" whoro'it ii liopo.11W McU o,taof IiiHtnimontB,tho Doeigii OpticalThe Scionco of Aor.n.utic.,thu J.IWHTeloBC or MwroacopOH,Construction of ClorM opothoMetallurgy,uro all baaed on Physics.Mimip and Acousticsw,t , ,,,uutta.with .hone ,,,1, indeed,who U co,,ce,,edT ,lL,r would boall that lin boon dono-thatat notl,or Bnl)ioets nu, know, perhapsto .nfonna-find tho latnt and mostwhere ho mayu heavy a task-butm::^:;t:;:^^qy -~rsir?^^"^-- ^^'-\tt.o M-tor h,.of Iho eontdbnUmsfromL nanJel of so.no principal1 h, BOO ,to wnto ,m tubof those ,uot con.po.ontato h, tho help", L wiringtluuHo aIHO , o t ,1not havo beenthe could producedr 1 h< Dictionaryallowod uo ,,f ., ,v^l.oHO Cou,,oi.S haver of Sclcntlfl. fk-doto, H,,nbll ...
OF
HDITl'D BY
GLAZEBR.OOKSIR RICHARD
F.R.S.
K.C.U., D.Sc.,
VOLUMESIN FIVE
VOL. I
MECHANICS-ENGINEE1UNG-HEAT
LIMITEDAND CO.,MACMILLAN
LONDONMARTIN'S STREET,ST.
1922COPYRIGHT
GREAT 1JRITAIN
PRINTED INPEEFACE
efforts arc due.
ivo workers to whoso thoy whul
of Oalorimotry,
are tho latent niothoclB exactly^ToM out what Htomn
ha, Iho of llu,
of Friction, how far theory,wn aboutiho law, J^ino
01 n
mcilhoila of aceiimlo g-uigiiifi
on whichwhat are tho principle*mncod, of a l
conio into tho luy-oul h
tho factor, which
, dotenmnation of numy
,tro based,
or llLon.otliodH.of Pyromctry
of a
ct^It he design Dynamo,
t.. tmmo
a futile jmirnoy
in Libraries and, nob infroqnoiitly,nn" a BO-ireli
lontj
ho found
tho wiHliocl-fov information may
ic" whoro'it ii liopo.1
1W McU o,ta
of IiiHtnimontB,
tho Doeigii OpticalThe Scionco of Aor.n.utic.,
thu J.IWH
TeloBC or MwroacopOH,
Construction of ClorM opo
tho
Metallurgy,
uro all baaed on Physics.Mimip and Acoustics
w,t , ,,,uutta.
with .hone ,,,1, indeed,who U co,,ce,,edT ,lL,r would bo
all that lin boon dono-that
at not
l,or Bnl)ioets nu, know, perhaps
to .nfonna-
find tho latnt and mostwhere ho may
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1 h, BOO ,
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tho Institution of Mlm,,..nl
tho Socioty,
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YX
and the Institution of Electrical The same has bcoti
Engineers. help raulily
itllbrdcd it number of Pub]labors.by
It la clear with so ;i of individual worker
that, largo range subjects, any will,
bo concerned with 0110 with tliis in tlic
probably, mainly branch, ami, viinv,
volumes have been us far as in To obtjiin informa-
aminged, jinsaiblc, snbjocts.
tion as to the latest advances of it will not bo to
Applied Electricity noeossuvy
the aections of the witli Aorouantins or
purcliaso Dictionary dealing Mutcsorology,
Tiio in ouch volume is at the saimi it lias
iirrangcuicnt alphabetical, but, time,
been best to deal with each main for the Thevmo-
thought subject example,
of the Steam in a continuous article references are
(.lyuamies Engine ; given,
each in its own to the of tho various fictitious of
alphabetical position, headings
ui\ article and to the more which it includes,
important subjects
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Xiv 1 . l;r,CONTRIBUTORS01?LIST
ENGI!MKEKINC!ANDMECHANICS
MJ.Meoh.3S.n A ir p HIAI..IUSI.Iu9t.C.K,
A.K.G.,
BATSOS, KTSUTSAI.P 0.,
ol.
Dctornnnntion
]3|,wtic Constant*,
of
Kincinntics
AHIWB
GRUIOKSIIANK,
Iteciin-oculiiiB. .
SlA^aiu TSngiM,
A.M.l.N-A.
M.I.McchJ'1,
i? r; ^ M tnfit,O.K,,
DAH*Y,WaHAllKBWKOT,l.W.fo.,M.LlBl,U Uii^ of-
Prime MoversEnine ail
DOWSON,
.
O.B-E, H.I.A.KAumnav T.,
EVASB,
Tim
Poti-ol Ifingine,
Hydmulica.
A.M.Imt.C.15.,J. H.,
-
Dynamometers.
Power*.
Mechanical
ot.
Pressure, Measurement
-
SC.D, 1?.B,S.
Hoiuwro,^
Scries.
'JToiU'icr's
Motion.
'i Harmonic
.Simple
Stroam-Uno Motion.
J. M.A. .
T,AHDON, W.,
of.
Structures, Strength vuCONTRIBUTORSLIST OTf
VIU
lu
D.SO., F.11.S.E. \''
LEVY, HYMAN, M.A.,
Dynamical Similarity.
. - u- K -GENERAL ELECTRIC Co. ,UBHKAHCH STAKF,
Air-pumps.
II. M.A. .
SOUTHWELL, V.,
of.
Elasticity, Theory
Hl.lnBt,O.K, KH.S
STAHTOH, T. IS, 0.13.13., US,,,
li'iicUon.
and
QKBALD, D.Sc., M.Insl,C..IC, KH.H.,STONED
TRLVOHD, "AI.Sc,
PUTRIK,
of thu.
Steam Turbine, Physics
W. J. M.A., V.I.O. .
BwTi'iinFiKM), A.,
Fuel Calorimetry.
17.H.S., awl -
Sir DuaAMi, M.tn*t.O.E., M.I.Mech.E., )
CJ.TSIUI,
M.Inst.A.E. J
tl. M.lust.C.K,
BURLS, A.,
of Internal Ciimlmslion.
Engines, ThurmoilyimmicB
Combustion.
Some Internal Typical
. . A. i,
Se-'D aild SOHMAH, HOIIERT B.,
DAY, ARTHUR L., I'h.D-, ''
Ph.D.,|
ll -
U.S.A. J
Gcopliysk-al Institute, Washington,
of Absolute, Scalu of.
UeaJiaation
Temperature,
^. A .
Sir JAMES K.C.B., 1,1,1)., I'MiS
UWINCI, AI.PIIBI),
of Gases.
Liquefaction
Refrigeration.
Steam Theory of,
Engine,
Tliennotlynantics.
V.R&. . ''; - ll -
ERNEST HOWARD, Sc.D., LL.]).,
TS,
Jleohaiiical of,
Heat, li(juivale]it
ri
D.Sc. .....'
.8, EZBH,
Bomb Calorimeters.
Electrical Methods.
Calorimetry,
Method of Mixtures.
Calorimelry,
on oE State,.
Caloilmetry, Methods liaswl Ohangu
Calorinnitry, Quantum Theory,
Latent Heat.
Pyrometry, Optical.
Total Radiation.
Tyrometry,
Hoaistaiico Thermometers.
Thcraiocouplca.Off CONTRIBUTORSLIST
11 I'Ml.H. -
1-lALlOY, WlLT.fAM ATM, JLA.,
JJOHN 1>.M(!., KIiiBt.l . .
i, L.,
I'Ml.S. .LAM it, lloitACK, S-M-.O.,
ol' : ,MaUimiuit.ii:al
Jouduiaion Tln:ory.
KU \VTM.IAJI, ILMf-., K.K.S,
\|uiHi(m.
DAVID K., SLA....
I'VK,
1
ol .
GHHUH, ]To,'U;
Sptioifm
K H.H(5.
Honoii'iHi.iJ, II., .H.A.,
Conduction ol'.
1 1 ciil,
OunvuuliiiH of.
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