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Graphic Studies of Ultimate Analyses of Coals (open access)

Graphic Studies of Ultimate Analyses of Coals

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of analyses of coals. The results are discussed and presented on various diagrams. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: December 1915
Creator: Ralston, Oliver C. & Porter, Horace C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Revision of the Pocket Gophers of the Genus Thomomys (open access)

Revision of the Pocket Gophers of the Genus Thomomys

Describes habits, predators, morphology, sexual variation, pelages, and distribution of pocket gophers. Describes genera and group relations. Describes, lists locations and distribution, and provides a key for species and subspecies.
Date: November 15, 1915
Creator: Bailey, Vernon
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Report on the Problem of the Atmosphere in Relation to Aeronautics (open access)

Preliminary Report on the Problem of the Atmosphere in Relation to Aeronautics

A report to the Weather Bureau, Washington DC, from the chairman of the Subcommittee on the Atmosphere in Relation to Aeronautics describing the activities accomplished and the proposal of work to be undertaken by the subcommittee.
Date: November 9, 1915
Creator: Marvin, Charles F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Methods of Utilizing Western Lignites (open access)

Economic Methods of Utilizing Western Lignites

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over western lignite. The economic use of these lignite deposits is discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: November 1915
Creator: Babcock, E. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extraction and Recovery of Radium, Uranium and Vanadium from Carnotite (open access)

Extraction and Recovery of Radium, Uranium and Vanadium from Carnotite

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing extraction and recovery of different ores from carnotite. Equipment and methods for extraction are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: November 1915
Creator: Parsons, Charles L.; Moore, R. B.; Lind, S. C. & Schaefer, O. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Reconnaissance For Oil Near Quanah, Hardeman County Texas (open access)

A Reconnaissance For Oil Near Quanah, Hardeman County Texas

This report documents the examination for oil in the vicinity of Quanah, Hardeman County Texas during the fall of 1914.
Date: October 9, 1915
Creator: Wegemann, Carroll H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on Behavior of Aeroplanes in Gusts (open access)

Report on Behavior of Aeroplanes in Gusts

Part 1 presents the results of a wind tunnel test of a biplane model with an 18 inch span. The lift, drift, and pitching moment were measured for a series of angles of incidence corresponding to the maximum possible changes of flight attitude. Only the discussion of symmetrical or longitudinal changes is given. From the observed rate of variation of the forces and pitching moment, it was possible to calculate the derivatives needed in the complete theory of longitudinal stability in still air.
Date: October 7, 1915
Creator: Hunsaker, Jerome C. & Wilson, Edward Bidwell
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Review of the American Moles (open access)

A Review of the American Moles

Discusses habits; economic status; characteristics and development of young; pelages and molts; and geographic, individual, sexual, and age variation. Describes subfamilies, history, and generic names of the family Talpidae. Describes, lists locations, and provides a key for genera, species and subspecies.
Date: September 30, 1915
Creator: Jackson, Hartley H. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Reconnaissance in Palo Pinto County, Texas : With Special Reference to Oil and Gas (open access)

A Reconnaissance in Palo Pinto County, Texas : With Special Reference to Oil and Gas

This document reports the presence of oil and gas in Palo Pinto County, Texas, as studied by the United States Geological Survey in the fall of 1914.
Date: September 11, 1915
Creator: Wegemann, Carroll H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relative Worth of Improvements of Fabrics (open access)

Relative Worth of Improvements of Fabrics

Report presents an equation that connects all the major qualities of a fabric, from which the fabric may be rigidly designed with respect to maximum ultimate economy.
Date: August 17, 1915
Creator: Goodyear Tire And Rubber Company
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on the Use of Low-Grade Fuel in Europe (open access)

Notes on the Use of Low-Grade Fuel in Europe

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of low-grade fuel use in Europe. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: August 1915
Creator: Fernald, R. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Engineering Problems of the Panama Canal in Their Relation to Geology and Topography (open access)

Some Engineering Problems of the Panama Canal in Their Relation to Geology and Topography

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over issues encountered during construction of the Panama Canal. As stated in the introduction, "this report aims to discuss, from the viewpoint of the mining geologist, the bearing of topographic and geologic conditions on certain problems that arose in the construction of the Panama Canal" (p. 7). This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1915
Creator: MacDonald, Donald F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Construction and Operation of a Single-Tube Cracking Furnace for Making Gasoline (open access)

Construction and Operation of a Single-Tube Cracking Furnace for Making Gasoline

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the construction of cracking furnaces for gasoline production. Descriptions of the equipment used for construction are presented and discussed. This paper includes photographs.
Date: July 1915
Creator: Bowie, C. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Revision of the American Marmots (open access)

Revision of the American Marmots

Discusses history, nomenclature, common names, habits, external characters, and specimens of American marmots. Describes, lists locations, and provides a key to species and subspecies.
Date: April 7, 1915
Creator: Howell, Arthur H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methods of Preventing and Limiting Explosions in Coal Mines (open access)

Methods of Preventing and Limiting Explosions in Coal Mines

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over safety prevention in coal mines. Preventing mine explosions is emphasized. Methods used in mine safety are discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: April 1915
Creator: Rice, George S. & Jones, L. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Vapor Pressure of Arsenic Trioxide (open access)

The Vapor Pressure of Arsenic Trioxide

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of vapor pressure. The methods and equipment used for the investigations are presented. The results are discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: March 1915
Creator: Welch, H. V. & Duschak, L. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: December, 1913, to September, 1914 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: December, 1913, to September, 1914

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: 1915
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: October, 1914, to April, 1915 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: October, 1914, to April, 1915

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9),
Date: 1915
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (1st). [Administrative Report Including Technical Reports Nos. 1 to 7] (open access)

Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (1st). [Administrative Report Including Technical Reports Nos. 1 to 7]

Report includes the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics letter of submittal to the President, Congressional report, summaries of the committee's activities and research accomplished, expenditures, problems, recommendations, and a compilation of technical reports produced.
Date: 1915
Creator: United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Calcite Marble and Dolomite of Eastern Vermont (open access)

The Calcite Marble and Dolomite of Eastern Vermont

From introduction: The object of this bulletin is twofold-to locate definitely and to describe accurately the marbles and dolomites of eastern Vermont, with a view to setting forth their possible economic uses and to discuss whatever features of scientific interest they may present.
Date: 1915
Creator: Dale, T. Nelson
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contributions to Economic Geology (Short Papers and Preliminary Reports), 1913: Part 2 -- Mineral Fuels (open access)

Contributions to Economic Geology (Short Papers and Preliminary Reports), 1913: Part 2 -- Mineral Fuels

From introduction: This report determines the geographic distribution and thickness of the bituminous shale, or oil shale, or tar shale of the Green River formation of the Uinta Basin in Colorado and Utah.
Date: 1915
Creator: Campbell, Marius R. & White, David
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
Gasoline Mine Locomotives in Relation to Safety and Health (open access)

Gasoline Mine Locomotives in Relation to Safety and Health

From Introduction: "The investigation described in this bulletin was undertaken by the Bureau of Mines in an endeavor to obtain exact information on some of the basal questions involved in the use of gasoline locomotives in mines, this investigation being one of many that the bureau has been conducting in its efforts to increase safety and efficiency in mining."
Date: 1915
Creator: Hood, O. P. & Kudlich, R. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metallurgical Smoke (open access)

Metallurgical Smoke

From Introduction: "This bulletin is published by the bureau primarily for persons who seek information on the subject of metal-lurgical smoke but are unacquainted with the technical language of metallurgy. The effort is made in this paper to present the problem of metallurgical smoke as it actually exists, without bias of any kind."
Date: 1915
Creator: Fulton, Charles H.
System: The UNT Digital Library