A text book of physics, for the use of students of science and engineering (1918)
Duncan, John, d. 1941, Starling, Sydney George, 1873- · London Macmillan · leaf 478
tube at Acontains mercury standing in both limbs, and the space in the closedshorter limb contains some water and water vapour only. The tube isimmersed in a beaker B containing glycerine, the temperature of whichcan be raised, with care, considerably above 100° C. The tube A is con-nected to a… … Fig. 433.—Maximum vapour pressure at higher temperatures. The glycerine bath is brought to the temperature of 100° C, as shown)y the thermometer E, and the mercury surfaces in the limbs of A are>rought to the same level. During this operation the pump is disconnectedmd the connection is left…
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