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Journal of Research Volume 2

Bureau of Standards Journal of Research

The Journal of Research of NIST and its predecessors report NIST research and development in metrology and related fields of: physical science, engineering, applied mathematics, statistics, biotechnology, information technology.

For additional information see: About the Journal

Volume 2

ISSN: 0091-1801

Issue 1

Issue 2

Issue 3

Issue 4

Issue 5

Issue 6




Issue 1 January 1929

Fire resistance of hollow load-bearing wall tile, p. 1
Ingberg, S.H.; Foster, H.D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.003


Issue 2 February 1929

A technical method of using the mercury arc to obtain data at wave length 560 mu in the spectrophotometric analysis of sugar products, p. 335
Peters, H.H.; Phelps, F.P.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.004

Reflecting power of beryllium, chromium, and several other metals, p. 343
Coblentz, W.W.; Stair, R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.005

Note on a piezo-electric generator for audio-frequencies, p. 355
Hund, A.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.006

Heats of combustion of organic compounds, p. 359
Kharasch, M.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.007

Laboratory corrosion tests of mild steel, with special reference to ship plate, p. 431
Rawdon, H.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.008

Least retinal illumination by spectral light required to evoke the "blue arcs of the retina", p. 441
Judd, D.B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.009

The service of refractory blocks in a small experimental glass tank, p. 453
Pendergast, W.L.; Insley, H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.010


Issue 3 March 1929

Apparatus and methods for the separation, identification, and determination of the chemical constituents of petroleum, p. 467
Washburn, E.W.; Bruun, J.H.; Hicks, M.M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.011

Recombination spectra of ions and electrons in caesium and helium, p. 489
Mohler, F.L.; Boeckner, C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.012

The spectral absorption of certain monoazo dyes -1. The effect of position isomerism on the spectral absorption of methyl derivatives of benzeneazophenol, p. 501
Brode, W.R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.013

Transmission of sound through wall and floor structures, p. 541
Chrisler, V.L.; Snyder, W.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.014

Discharge coefficients of square-edged orifices for measuring the flow of air, p. 561
Bean, H.S.; Buckingham, E.; Murphy, P.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.015


Issue 4 April 1929

Apparatus for thermomagnetic analysis, p. 659
Sanford, Raymond L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.016

The analysis of fluorspar, p. 671
Lundell, G.E.F.; Hoffman, J.I.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.017

An interference method for the determination of axial and oblique aberrations, p. 685
Bennett, A.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.018

Determination of monecular weights in the vapor state from vapor pressure and evaporation data, p. 703
Washburn, Edward W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.019

The sulphoaluminates of calcium, p. 715
Lerch, William; Ashton, F.W.; Bogue, R.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.020

An analysis of the arc and spark spectra of yttrium (Yt I and Yt II), p. 733
Meggers, William F.; Russell, Henry Norris
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.021

The precise measurement of x-ray dosage, p. 771
Taylor, Lauriston S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.022

Note on an electrical conductance method for determining liquefaction temperatures of solids, p. 787
Washburn, Edward W.; Smith, Edgar R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.023

Calibration of sixty-five 35-yellow Lovibond glasses, p. 793
Priest, Irwin G.; Judd, Deane B.; Gibson, K.S.; Walker, Geraldine K.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.024

The compressive and transverse strength of brick, p. 821
McBurney, J.W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.025


Issue 5 May 1929

Continuous spectrum x-rays from thin targets, p. 837
Nicholas, Warren W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.026

A multiple-strand test for yarns, p. 871
Schoffstall, Charles, W.; Hamm, H.A.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.027

Thermal expansion of tantalum, p. 887
Hidnert, Peter
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.028

Soundproofing of airplane cabins, p. 897
Chrisler, V.L.; Snyder, W.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.029

Prism refractometry and certain goniometrical requirements for precision, p. 909
Tilton, L.W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.030

A new determination of the melting point of palladium, p. 931
Fairchild, C.O.; Hoover, W.H.; Peters, M.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.031

A new seismometer equipped for electromagnetic damping and electromagnetic and optical magnification (theory, general design, and preliminary results), p. 963
Wenner, Frank
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.032


Issue 6 June 1929

Experimental production of roofing felts, p. 1001
Shaw, M.B.; Bicking, G.W.; Strieter, O.G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.033

Bearing bronzes with and without zinc, p. 1017
French, H.J.; Staples, E.M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.034

Critical study of methods of measuring the bulk of paper, p. 1039
Carson, F.T.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.035

Some observations of short-period radio fading, p. 1057
Parkinson, T.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.036

Determination of the source and the means of prevention of stones in glass, p. 1077
Insley, H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.037

The spotting of plated or finished metals, p. 1085
Barrows, W.P.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.038

The arc spectrum of chlorine and its structure, p. 1117
Kiess, C.C.; DeBruin, T.L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.039

Potential differences across the boundaries between solutions of mixed univalent chlorides, p. 1137
Smith, E.R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.040

The accurate determination of the gasoline content of natural gas and the analytical separation of natural gases by isothermal fractional distillation, p. 1145
Shepherd, M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.041

Relation of radio wave propagation to disturbances in terrestrial magnetism, p. 1201
Wymore, I.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.002.042

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