Report of the Twenty-First National Conference on Weights and Measures, 1928 (open access)

Report of the Twenty-First National Conference on Weights and Measures, 1928

Report of the annual conference on weights and measures, hosted by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards in Washington D.C. It includes conference proceedings, a list of attendees, information about committees and officers, and other reports or commentaries discussed at the meetings.
Date: May 1928
Creator: United States. National Bureau of Standards.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on the Geology of Upper Nizina River Alaska (open access)

Notes on the Geology of Upper Nizina River Alaska

Introduction: It is not intended to give here a full account of the geology of the district but rather to present certain new features that were observed during the season, with enough of the general geology, which is already well known and fully described in other publications, to make them understandable.
Date: 1928
Creator: Moffit, Fred H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Studies of Basin-Range Structure (open access)

Studies of Basin-Range Structure

From preface: This paper represents the partial fruition of a broad plan to reexamine critically the subject of Basin-Range structure.
Date: 1928
Creator: Gilbert, Grove Karl
System: The UNT Digital Library
Production and Development Problems in the Powell Oil Field, Navarro County, Texas (open access)

Production and Development Problems in the Powell Oil Field, Navarro County, Texas

From Introduction: "The Mexia-Powell fault fields have long held the attention of the oil industry, and this report proposes to present information on these fields and to interpret it for the consideration and guidance of all persons concerned in further development of the area. Detailed study of this field was made primarily to obtain a better working knowledge of the major features, involving structural conditions, the character and nature of the Woodbine pay sand, and the source of water."
Date: 1928
Creator: Hill, H. B. & Sutton, Chase E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metal-Mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1926 (open access)

Metal-Mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1926

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines covering accidents that happened in metal mines located in the United States including statistics for injuries, fatalities, kinds and causes of accidents, and operational data, such as number of mine workers and shifts worked.
Date: 1928
Creator: Adams, William W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1927 (open access)

Coal-Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1927

Report compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Mines including statistics on fatalities in coal mines located in the United States as well as data regarding the various operations (e.g., number of miners employed and average production). The information is organized into tables for comparison and the text draws some overall conclusions in the summary.
Date: 1928
Creator: Adams, William W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1926 (open access)

Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1926

Report published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines which is a compilation of accidents in quarries located in the United States with data regarding the number and kinds of accidents as well as information about the mining operations (e.g., number of men employed, kinds of quarries, amount of work performed, etc.).
Date: 1928
Creator: Adams, William W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tabulated Analyses of Representative Crude Petroleums of the United States (open access)

Tabulated Analyses of Representative Crude Petroleums of the United States

From Scope of Report: "The present bulletin therefore can be considered as one of series which, taken as a whole, will present a comprehensive picture of the characteristics of crude petroleum. Its main purpose is to present analyses of more than 300 typical crude oils, all produced within the United States."
Date: 1928
Creator: Smith, N. A. C. & Lane, E. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report of the Twentieth National Conference on Weights and Measures, 1927 (open access)

Report of the Twentieth National Conference on Weights and Measures, 1927

Report of the annual conference on weights and measures, hosted by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards in Washington D.C. It includes conference proceedings, a list of attendees, information about committees and officers, and other reports or commentaries discussed at the meetings.
Date: 1928
Creator: United States. Bureau of Standards.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measuring the Variation of Ground Resistivity with a Megger (open access)

Measuring the Variation of Ground Resistivity with a Megger

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over tests conducted on ground resistivity with a megger. The results of the tests are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1928
Creator: Lee, F. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geophysical Prospecting: Some Electrical Methods (open access)

Geophysical Prospecting: Some Electrical Methods

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over experiments in electrical methods. The methods and equipment used are presented and described. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1928
Creator: Eve, A. S. & Keys, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiments in Underground Communication Through Earth Strata (open access)

Experiments in Underground Communication Through Earth Strata

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies in mine safety and communication. The methods and equipment used in the studies are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1928
Creator: Ilsley, L. C.; Freeman, H. B. & Zellers, D. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taxonomic Review of American Long-tailed Shrews (Genera Sorex and Microsorex) (open access)

Taxonomic Review of American Long-tailed Shrews (Genera Sorex and Microsorex)

Brief summary of the habitat, habits, food and economic status, measurements, subfamilies, and subgenera of genera Sorex and Microsorex.
Date: July 1928
Creator: Jackson, Hartley H. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library