Journal of Research Volume 25

Journal of Research of the National 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.

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Volume 25

ISSN: 0091-0635

Issue 1	Issue 2
Issue 3	Issue 4
Issue 5	Issue 6

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Issue 1 July 1940

A dual bridge for the measurement of self inductance in terms of resistance and time, p. 1
Curtis, Harvey L.; Hartman, Leon W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.043

Length changes of whiteware clays and bodies during initial heating, with supplementary data on mica, p. 15
Geller, R.F.; Bunting, E.N.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.044

A vacuum-tube alternating-voltage compensator, p. 41
Cooter, Irvin L.; Wenner, Frank; Peterson, Chester
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.042

Relation of cation exchange to the acidic properties of cotton, p. 47
Sookne, Arnold M.; Harris, Milton
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.041

Electrodialytic estimation of ash and of acidic and basic groups in textile fibers, p. 61
Sookne, Arnold M.; Fugitt, Charles H.; Steinhardt, Jacinto
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.040

Determination of thickness of acid-resistant portion of vitreous enamel coatings, p. 71
Harrison, William N.; Shartsis, Leo
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.039

Corrosion of metals used in aircraft, p. 75
Mutchler, Willard
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.038

Description and analysis of the second spectrum of vanadium (V II), p. 83
Meggers, William F.; Moore, Charlotte E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.037

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Issue 2 August 1940

An automatic weather station, p. 133
Diamond, Harry; Hinman, Wilbur S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.036

Effect of oxygen and moisture on the stability of leather at elevated temperatures, p. 149
Kanagy, Joseph R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.032

Physical, mineralogical, and durability studies on the building and monumental granites of the United States, p. 161
Kessler, Daniel W.; Insley, Herbert; Sligh, William H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.033

Effect of speed of pulling jaws on the tensile strength and stretch of leather, p. 207
Hobbs, Robert B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.034

Effect of rate of heating through the transformation range on austenitic grain size, p. 215
Rosenberg, Samuel J.; Digges, Thomas G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.035

Methods, apparatus, and procedures for the comparison of precision standard resistors, p. 229
Wenner, Frank
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.031

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Issue 3 September 1940

Nature of the glass in portland cement clinker, p. 295
Insley, Herbert
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.024

Improvements in the preparation of d-galacturonic acid, p. 301
Pigman, William W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.025

Pectic substance of cotton fibers in relation to growth, p. 305
Whistler, Roy L.; Martin, Albert R.; Conrad, Carl M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.026

Permeability of elastic polymers to hydrogen, p. 309
Sager, Theron P.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.023

Electrode potential measurements as a means of studying the corrosion characteristics of wrought aluminum alloys of the duralumin type, p. 315
Logan, Hugh L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.030

An improved radio sonde and its performance, p. 327
Diamond, Harry; Hinman, Wilbur S.; Dunmore, Francis W.; Lapham, Evan G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.027

Integrating circuit for vapor-type Geiger-Müller counters, p. 369
Curtiss, Leon F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.028

Decomposition of rocks and ceramic materials with a small amount of sodium carbonate, p. 379
Hoffman, James I.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.029

Thickness of a liquid film adhering to a surface slowly withdrawn from the liquid, p. 385
Morey, Francis C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.022

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Issue 4 October 1940

Determination of nonvolatile matter and the calculation of "cut" of shellac varnish, p. 395
Hartman, Charles C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.015

Method for determining the moisture condition in hardened concrete, p. 403
Gause, G.R.; Tucker, John
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.019

Note on the effects of cobalt and nickel in storage batteries, p. 417
Vinal, George W.; Craig, D.N.; Snyder, Clarence L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.018

Measurement of electrode potentials and polarization in soil-corrosion cells, p. 421
Darnielle, Robert B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.017

Effects of drying conditions on properties of textile yarns, p. 435
Wiegerink, James G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.016

Reaction of silk fibroin with diazomethane, p. 451
Rutherford, Henry A.; Patterson, Wilbur I.; Harris, Milton
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.014

Calibration of thermocouples at low temperatures, p. 459
Scott, Russell B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.021

Studies on the system lime-ferric oxide-silica, p. 475
Burdick, Milton D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.020

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Issue 5 November 1940

Absolute pressure calibrations of microphones, p. 489
Cook, Richard K.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.009

Recombination and electron attachment in the F layers of the ionosphere, p. 507
Mohler, Fred L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.012

Combination of wool protein with acid and base: The effect of temperature on the titration curve, p. 519
Steinhardt, Jacinto; Fugitt, Charles H.; Harris, Milton
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.013

Standard electrodynamic wattmeter and ac-dc transfer instrument, p. 545
Park, John H.; Lewis, Arthur B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.011

A multipurpose photoelectric reflectometer, p. 581
Hunter, Richard S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.010

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Issue 6 December 1940

Mutual inductance of two helices whose axes are parallel, p. 619
Snow, Chester
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.002

Effect of low temperatures on the properties of aircraft metals, p. 673
Rosenberg, Samuel J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.007

A photometric procedure using barrier-layer photocells, p. 703
Barbrow, Louis E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.006

Some properties of the pore system in bricks and their relation to frost action, p. 711
Stull, Ray T.; Johnson, Paul V.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.005

Standard electrode potential of sodium, p. 731
Smith, Edgar R.; Taylor, John K.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.004

Preparation of benzoic acid of high purity, p. 747
Schwab, Frank W.; Wichers, Edward
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.001

Effect of composition and other factors on the specific refraction and dispersion of glasses, p. 759
Young, John C.; Finn, Alfred N.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.003

Strength and elongation of silk yarns as affected by humidity, p. 783
Schenke, E.M.; Shearer, Howard E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.025.008