Analysis of Alternating-Current Waves by the Method of Fourier, with Special Reference to Methods of Facilitating the Computations (open access)

Analysis of Alternating-Current Waves by the Method of Fourier, with Special Reference to Methods of Facilitating the Computations

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over analysis of alternating currents. These currents are applied with the Fourier method. Descriptions of the method, and the results are presented. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1913
Creator: Grover, Frederick W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cooperative Measurements of Radio Fading in 1925 (open access)

Cooperative Measurements of Radio Fading in 1925

Scientific paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on radio fading. As stated in the abstract, "the series of measurements on fading were devoted to studies of fading effects during the sunset period, effects during the solar eclipse of January 24, the fading variations throughout a 24-hour day, and the effects of high transmitting power on fading" (p. 419). This paper includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 17, 1927
Creator: Dellinger, J. H.; Jolliffe, C. B. & Parkinson, T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coupled Circuits in Which the Secondary has Distributed Inductance and Capacity (open access)

Coupled Circuits in Which the Secondary has Distributed Inductance and Capacity

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on coupled circuits. Emphasis was placed on the secondary circuit and its inductance and capacity. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes illustrations.
Date: 1911
Creator: Cohen, Louis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Density and Thermal Expansion of Ethyl Alcohol and of its Mixtures with Water (open access)

Density and Thermal Expansion of Ethyl Alcohol and of its Mixtures with Water

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over the thermal expansion of ethyl alcohol. As stated in the introduction, "the scope of the present work includes the preparation of pure anhydrous ethyl alcohol, the determination of the density and thermal expansion of this alcohol and its mixtures with water, and the construction from these data of tables for convenient use" (p. 328). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1913
Creator: Osborne, N. S.; McKelvy, E. C. & Bearce, H. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dependence of Magnetic Hysteresis upon Wave Form (open access)

Dependence of Magnetic Hysteresis upon Wave Form

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies on magnetic hysteresis and its dependence upon wave form. Methods and equipment used during the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1909
Creator: Lloyd, Morton G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Determination of the Constants of Instrument Transformers (open access)

The Determination of the Constants of Instrument Transformers

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies on instrument transformers. As stated in the first paragraph, "the principle of the method here described is the same for both current and potential transformers, being an application of the potentiometer method" (p. 281). The methods and equipment studied are presented and discussed.
Date: 1911
Creator: Agnew, P. G. & Fitch, T. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Direct-Reading Device for Use in Computing Characteristics of Vacuum Tungsten Lamps (with Computing Chart) (open access)

A Direct-Reading Device for Use in Computing Characteristics of Vacuum Tungsten Lamps (with Computing Chart)

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over the development of a computing device to be used with vacuum lamps. The methods of development are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1916
Creator: Skogland, J. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Rate of Temperature Change on the Transformations in an Alloy Steel (open access)

Effect of Rate of Temperature Change on the Transformations in an Alloy Steel

Scientific paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on the effects of temperature change on alloy steel. The experimental methods used and the results are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: July 10, 1919
Creator: Scott, Howard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effective Resistance and Inductance of Iron and Bimetallic Wires (open access)

Effective Resistance and Inductance of Iron and Bimetallic Wires

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over the use of bimetallic wires. The resistance and inductance of the bimetallic wires are studied. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1916
Creator: Miller, John M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Efflux of Gases Through Small Orifices (open access)

Efflux of Gases Through Small Orifices

Scientific paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on gas effusion rates. The methods used and the results of the studies are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: January 28, 1920
Creator: Buckingham, Edgar & Edwards, Junius David
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Electrical Conductivity of Commercial Copper (open access)

The Electrical Conductivity of Commercial Copper

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over the conductivity of copper. Samples of commercial copper were studied, and the results are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1911
Creator: Wolff, F. A. & Dellinger, J. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Equilibrium in the System: Lead Acetate, Lead Oxide, and Water, at 25⁰ (open access)

Equilibrium in the System: Lead Acetate, Lead Oxide, and Water, at 25⁰

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies on basic acetates and their importance as an effective clarifying agent. The analytical procedures and the results of the studies are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1915
Creator: Jackson, Richard F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Formulas, Tables and Curves for Computing the Mutual Inductance of Two Coaxial Circles (open access)

Formulas, Tables and Curves for Computing the Mutual Inductance of Two Coaxial Circles

Scientific paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over the mutual inductance of two coaxial circles. As stated in the abstract, "a number of examples are given to show the methods of computation by the different formulas, tables, and charts" (p. 541). This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: August 5, 1924
Creator: Curtis, Harvey L. & Sparks, C. Matilda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measurements on the Index of Refraction of Air for Wave Lengths from 2218 A to 9000 A (open access)

Measurements on the Index of Refraction of Air for Wave Lengths from 2218 A to 9000 A

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over measurements of air refraction. Comparison of older studies of this kind is presented. As stated in the introduction, "a brief review of the objects, experimental methods, and results of these earlier investigations will assist in explaining the purpose of this additional investigation on the index of refraction and dispersion of air described in detail in this paper" (p. 698). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1918
Creator: Meggers, W. F. & Peters, Chauncey G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measurements on the Thermal Expansion of Fused Silica (open access)

Measurements on the Thermal Expansion of Fused Silica

Scientific paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over thermal expansion of fused silica. As stated in the abstract, "this paper gives the results of an investigation on the thermal expansion of transparent and nontransparent fused silica for various temperature ranges between -125 and +1,000 degrees Celsius. A detailed description of the apparatus and the methods used in this research and a summary of available data obtained by previous observers on the thermal expansion of fused silica are given" (p. 1). This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1926
Creator: Souder, Wilmer H. & Hidnert, Peter
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Modified Method for the Determination of Relative Wave-Lengths (open access)

A Modified Method for the Determination of Relative Wave-Lengths

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over developments made to the methods for the determination of relative wave-lengths. The methods developed are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1911
Creator: Priest, Irwin G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mutual Inductance of Two Circular Coaxial Coils of Rectangular Section (open access)

The Mutual Inductance of Two Circular Coaxial Coils of Rectangular Section

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over formulas proposed "for calculating the mutual inductance of coaxial coils" (p. 359). The different formulas proposed are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1906
Creator: Rosa, Edward B. & Cohen, Louis
System: The UNT Digital Library
A New Determination of the Ratio of the Electromagnetic to the Electrostatic Unit of Electricity [Part 1] (open access)

A New Determination of the Ratio of the Electromagnetic to the Electrostatic Unit of Electricity [Part 1]

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over new determinations made in regard to units of electricity. Methods and equipment used are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs. Part 1 includes sections I through VI.
Date: 1907
Creator: Rosa, Edward B. & Dorsey, N. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A New Determination of the Ratio of the Electromagnetic to the Electrostatic Unit of Electricity [Part 2] (open access)

A New Determination of the Ratio of the Electromagnetic to the Electrostatic Unit of Electricity [Part 2]

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies of the determination of the ratio of electricity. The ratio of electromagnetic to electrostatic units of electricity is discussed in detail. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs. Part 2 includes section VII and concluding remarks.
Date: 1907
Creator: Rosa, Edward B. & Dorsey, N. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A New Form of Standard Resistance (open access)

A New Form of Standard Resistance

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over new developments of electrical resistivity in manganin wire coils. The results of the developments are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: October 1, 1908
Creator: Rosa, Edward B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
New Forms of Instruments for Showing the Presence and Amount of Combustible Gas in the Air (open access)

New Forms of Instruments for Showing the Presence and Amount of Combustible Gas in the Air

Scientific paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over the detection of combustible gases in the air. The design and development of new detection equipment is discussed. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: June 23, 1919
Creator: Weaver, E. R. & Weibel, E. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A New Interferential Dilatometer (open access)

A New Interferential Dilatometer

Scientific paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over development of a dilatometer. The instrument is used in tests of thermal expansion. The methods are presented and discussed. This paper includes an illustration.
Date: February 28, 1920
Creator: Priest, Irwin G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Observations on Ocean Temperatures in the Vicinity of Icebergs and in Other Parts of the Ocean (open access)

Observations on Ocean Temperatures in the Vicinity of Icebergs and in Other Parts of the Ocean

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies on ocean temperatures. Temperatures in the vicinity of icebergs are measured and compared with temperatures taken from other areas of the ocean. This report includes photographs, and illustrations.
Date: 1914
Creator: Waidner, C. W.; Dickinson, H. C. & Crowe, J. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
On the Establishment of the Thermodynamic Scale of Temperature by Means of the Constant-Pressure Thermometer (open access)

On the Establishment of the Thermodynamic Scale of Temperature by Means of the Constant-Pressure Thermometer

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over two different types of gas thermometry, with its main focus on the constant-pressure thermometer. The thermodynamic scale of temperature is also discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1907
Creator: Buckingham, Edgar
System: The UNT Digital Library