Cooke, Josiah Parsons, 1827-1894 · Boston, Little, Brown and Company · leaf 310
eters is liable to change withlong use, it is important to adjust the instruments from time totime, by comparing them with a standard mercury barometer.In case of disagreement, they can easily be made to accord, byturning a screw provided for the purpose. (162.) Uses of the Barometer. — The… … Fig. 267. * From a and vepos, vnthout moisture, since the instrument is constructed withoutany liquid. 286 CHEMICAL PHYSICS. pressure of the atmosphere ; the boiling points of liqiiids are alsomaterially influenced by them; and it is therefore essential toobserve the height of the barometer at each…
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