A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1898)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W. J. Johnston company · leaf 81
ght ofany substance at a given temperature, can be de-termined by means of a calorimeter; for, since apound of water heated l°F. absorbs an amountof energy equal to 772 foot-pounds, the energy canbe readily calculated if the number of pounds ofwater and the number of degrees of temperatureare… … Fig. gj. Electric Calorimeter. A vessel containing water is provided with athermometer T, Fig. 97. The electric current lal.] 72 [Can, passes for a measured time through a wire im-mersed in the liquid. The quantity of heat is determined from theincrease of temperature, and the weight of thewater…
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