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NBS Bulletin Volume 6

Bulletin of the Bureau of Standards

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 6

ISSN: 0096-8579

Issue 1

Issue 2

Issue 3

Issue 4




Issue 1 October 1909

The determination of the ratio of transformation and of the phase relations in transformers, p. 1
Rosa, E. B.; Lloyd, M. G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.128

The determination of the magnetic induction in straight bars, p. 31
Burrows, C. W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.129

A method for constructing the natural scale of pure color, p. 89
Nutting, P. G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.130

An approximate experimental method for the analysis of EMF waves, p. 95
Agnew, P. G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.131

Note on the thermoelectric properties of tantalum and tungsten, p. 107
Coblentz, W. W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.132

The estimation of the temperature of copper by means of optical pyrometers, p. 111
Burgess, G. K.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.133

The resolving power of objectives, p. 121
Nutting, P. G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.134

The theory of the Hampson Liquefier, p. 125
Buckingham, E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.135


Issue 2 November 1909

Platinum resistance thermometry at high temperatures, p. 149
Waidner, C. W.; Burgess, G. K.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.136

Daylight efficiency of artificial illuminants, p. 231
Ives, Herbert E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.137

Coupled circuits in which the secondary has distributed inductance and capacity, p. 247
Cohen, L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.138

Effect of phase harmonics upon acoustic quality, p. 255
Lloyd, M. G.; Agnew, P. G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.139

White light from the mercury arc and its complementary, p. 265
Ives, H. E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.140

The regulation of potential transformers and magnetizing current, p. 273
Lloyd, M. G.; Agnew, P. G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.141

The determination of the constants of instrument transformers, p. 281
Agnew, P. G.; Fitch, T. T.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.142


Issue 3 February 1910

Selective radiation from various solids II., p. 301
Coblentz, W. W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.143

Luminous efficiency of the firefly, p. 321
Ives, H. E.; Coblentz, W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.144

Luminosity and temperature, p. 337
Nutting, P. G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.145

A theoretical and experimental study of the vibration galvanometer, p. 347
Wenner, F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.146

Specific heat of some calcium chloride solutions between -35 degrees C and +20 degrees C, p. 379
Dickinson, H. C.; Mueller, E. F.; George, E. B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.147

On definition of the ideal gas, p. 409
Buckingham, E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.148


Issue 4 November 1910

Mica condensers as standards of capacity, p. 431
Curits, H. L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.149

The mutual inductance of two parallel coaxial circles in terms of hypergeometrical series, p. 489
Grover, F. W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.150

A new method for the absolute measurement of electric quantity, p. 503
McCullom, B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.151

The comparative sensitiveness of some common detectors of electric oscillations, p. 527
Austin, L. W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.152

Photometric units and nomenclature, p. 543
Rosa, E. B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.153

A modified method for the determination of relative wave-lengths, p. 573
Priest, I. G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.154

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