Introductory course of natural philosophy for the use of schools and academies. Ed. from Ganot's popular physics. By William G. Peck (1869)
Ganot, Adolphe, 1804-1887, Peck, William Guy, 1820-1892 · New York A.S. Barnes · leaf 194
igrade to an equiva-lent one on Fahrenheits scale,multiply it by 1.8 and add tothe result 32°. Thus, a read-ing of 25° centigrade, isequivalent to 25° X 1.8 + 32°,or 77 F. To convert a read-ing on Reaumurs scale t« anequivalent one on Fahren-heits, multiply by 2±. and tothe result add 32°. Thus,… … Fig. 1U. The boiling point? (185.) Explain the method of converting readings fromone scale to another. 192 POPULAR PHYSICS. Alcohol Thermometers. 1§6. An Alcohol Thermometer is similar to a mercu-rial one in all respects, except that alcohol, tinged red, isused in place of the mercury. Because…
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