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Scientific Papers of the Bureau of Standards Volume 16

Scientific Papers 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.

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Scientific Papers of the Bureau of Standards, Volume 16

Scientific Papers of the Bureau of Standards - Contents of Volume 16, p. TOC
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.043

Scientific Papers of the Bureau of Standards - Index to Volume 16, p. Index
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.042

Vapor pressure of ammonia, p. 1
Cragoe, Carl S.; Meyers, Cyril H.; Taylor, Cyril S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.046

A new form of vibration galvanometer, p. 37
Agnew, P. G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.045

A new cadmium-vapor arc lamp, p. 45
Bates, F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.050

Wave lengths longer than 5500 A in the arc spectra of seven elements, p. 51
Kiess, C. C.; Meggers, W. F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.052

Characteristics of striae in optical glass, p. 75
Smith, T. T.; Bennett, A. H.; Merritt, G. E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.053

An integration method of deriving the alternating-current resistance and inductance of conductors, p. 93
Curtis, H. L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.051

The double-polarization method for estimation of sucrose and the evaluation of the Clerget divisor, p. 125
Jackson, R. F.; Gillis, C. L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.044

Critical ranges of some commercial nickel steels, p. 195
Scott, H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.047

Intercrystalline brittleness of lead, p. 215
Rawdon, H. S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.048

A new spectropyrheliometer and measurements of the component radiations from the sun and from a quartz-mercury vapor lamp, p. 233
Coblentz, W. W.; Kahler, H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.049

Reflecting power of monel metal, stellite, and zinc, p. 249
Coblentz, W. W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.054

Spectrophotoelectric sensitivity of thalofide, p. 253
Coblentz, W. W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.055

An electron tube transmitter of completely modulated waves, p. 259
Hull, L. M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.056

Testing of magnetic compasses, p. 273
Sanford, R. L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.057

Measurements of hysteresis values from high magnetizing forces, p. 281
Cheney, W. L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.058

The variation of residual induction and coercive force with magnetizing force, p. 291
Sanford, R. L.; Cheney, W. L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.059

A new microphotometer for photographic densities, p. 299
Meggers, W. F.; Foote, P. D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.060

Atomic theory and low-voltage arcs in caesium vapor, p. 309
Foote, P. D.; Meggers W. F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.061

Permeability of rubber to gases, p. 327
Edwards, J. D.; Pickering, S. F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.062

Adjustment of parabolic and linear curves to observations taken at equal intervals of the independent variable, p. 363
Roeser, H. M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.063

Relative spectral transmission of the atmosphere, p. 377
Karrer, E.; Tyndall, E. P. T.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.064

The two common failures of the Clark standard cell, p. 409
McKelvy, E. C.; Shoemaker, M. P.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.065

Measurement of diffuse reflection factors, and a new absolute reflectometer, p. 421
Taylor, A. H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.066

A photographic method of detecting changes in a complicated group of objects, p. 437
Stillman, M. H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.067

Measurements on the thermal dilatation of glass at high temperatures, p. 449
Peters, C. G.; Cragoe, C. H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.068

Air forces on circular cylinders, axes normal to the wind, with special reference to dynamical similarity, p. 489
Dryden, H. L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.069

Relation of the high-temperature treatment of high-speed steel to secondary hardening and red hardness, p. 521
Scott, H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.070

Thermal and physical changes accompanying the heating of hardened carbon steels, p. 537
Scott, H.; Movius, H. G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.071

A study of the relation between Brinell hardness and the grain size of annealed carbon steels, p. 557
Rawdon, H. S.; Jimeno-Gil, Emilio
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.072

Positive and negative photoelectrical properties of molybdenite and several other substances, p. 595
Coblentz, W. W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.073

Metallographic etching reagents; I, for copper, p. 641
Rawdon, H. S.; Lorentz, M. G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.074

The ionization and resonance potentials of some nonmetallic elements, p. 669
Mohler, F. L.; Foote, P. D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.075

Infra-red transmission and refraction data on standard lens and prism material, p. 701
Coblentz, W. W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.076

Use of ammonium persulphate for revealing the macrostructure of iron and steel, p. 715
Rawdon, H. S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.078

Resonance potentials and low-voltage arcs for metals of the second group of the Periodic Table, p. 725
Mohler, F. L.; Foote, P. D.; Meggers, W. F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.079

Magnetic reluctivity relationship as related to certain structures of a eutectoid-carbon steel, p. 739
Nusbaum, C.; Cheney, W. L.; Scott, H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nbsscipaper.080

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