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NBS Bulletin Volume 12

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 12

ISSN: 0096-8579

Issue 1

Issue 2

Issue 3

Issue 4




Issue 1 October 1915

Temperature coefficient of magnetic permeability within the working range, p. 1
Sanford, R. L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.269

Methods of measuring the inductances of low-resistance standards, p. 11
Wenner, F.; Weibel, E.; Silsbee, F. B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.270

An aneroid calorimeter, p. 23
Dickinson, H. C.; Osborne, N. S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.271

Specific heat and heat of fusion of ice, p. 49
Dickinson, H. C.; Osborne, N. S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.272

The emissivity of metals and oxides. IV. Iron oxide, p. 83
Burgess, G. K.; Foote, Paul D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.273

Characteristics of radiation pyrometers, p. 91
Burgess, G. K.; Foote, Paul D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.274


Issue 2 November 1915

Interference measurements of wave lengths in the iron spectrum (2851-3701) with notes on comparisons of lengths of light waves by interference methods, and some wave lengths in the spectrum of neon gas, p. 179
Burns, K.; Meggers, W. F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.275

Effective resistance and inductance of iron and bimetallic wires, p. 207
Miller, J. M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.276

A direct-reading device for use in computing characteristics of vacuum tungsten lamps, p. 269
Skogland, J. F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.277

A study of the quality of platinum ware, p. 289
Burgess, G. K.; Sale, P. D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.278


Issue 3 February 1916

Calculation of the maximum force between two coaxial circular currents, p. 317
Grover, F. W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.279

Construction of primary mercurial resistance standards, p. 375
Wolff, F. A.; Shoemaker, M. P.; Briggs, C. A.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.280

Note on the resistance of radiotelegraphic antennas, p. 465
Austin, L. W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.281


Issue 4 May 1916

A method of measuring earth resistivity, p. 469
Wenner, F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.282

A new relation derived from Planck's law, p. 479
Foote, P. D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.283

Center of gravity and ""effective wave length"" of transmission pyrometer color screens, and the extrapolation of the high temperature scale, p. 483
Foote, P. D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.284

Studies of instruments for measuring radiant energy in absolute value: an absolute thermopile, p. 503
Coblentz, W. W.; Emerson, W. B.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.285

Present status of the determination of the constant of total radiation from a black body, p. 553
Coblentz, W. W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.286

Illumination from a radiating disc, p. 583
Foote, P. D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.287

Photometry of the gas-filled lamp, p. 587
Middlekauff, G. W.; Skogland, J. F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.288

Life testing of incandescent lamps at the Bureau of Standards, p. 605
Middlekauff, G. W.; Mulligan, B.; Skogland, J. F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/bulletin.289

Created November 6, 2012, Updated January 5, 2017