 | Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) - 1838 - 666 pages
...into the aperture in the lid of the sliding-tube by means of a collar of cork ; the tin tube was then pushed up or down to admit of the bulb of the thermometer, being about two inches, above the bottom of the pot. Violent ebullition was continued for 10 minutes or a quarter of an hour,... | |
 | Julian R. Jackson - 1841 - 650 pages
...Col. Sykes. " From four to five inches of pure water were put into the tin pot. The thermometer was fitted into the aperture in the lid of the; sliding tube by means of a collar of cork; the tin tube was then pushed up or down to admit of tKe t>\>&> the thermometer being about Ï iuchea... | |
 | Julian R. Jackson - 1841 - 670 pages
...Col. Sykes. " From four to five inches of pure water were put into the tin pot. The thermometer was fitted into the aperture in the lid of the sliding tube by means of a collar of cork; the tin tube was then pushed up or down to admit of the bulb of the thermometer being about 2 inches... | |
 | Julian R. Jackson - 1841 - 654 pages
...of pure water were put into the tin pot. ‘i'he thermometer was fitted into the aperture in tl¿e lid of the sliding tube by means of a collar of cork; the tin tube was then pushed up or down to admit of the bulb of the thermometer being about 2 inches... | |
 | John Gregory - 1843 - 350 pages
...of the scale left out as may be desirable. EE are holes for the escape of steam. The thermometer is fitted into the aperture in the lid of the sliding...being about two inches from the bottom of the pot. Before a thermometer is used for this purpose, the boiling point must be correctly marked for the level... | |
 | 1860 - 936 pages
...observations were taken:—from 4 to 5 inches of pure water were put into the tin pot; the thermometer was fitted into the aperture in the lid of the sliding tube by means of a collar of cork; the tin tube was then pushed up or (the only satisfactory way to ascertain heights not taken trigonometrically),... | |
 | Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) - 1864 - 560 pages
...observations are taken :—From 4 to 5 inches of water are put into the tin pot ; the thermometer is fitted into the aperture in the lid of the sliding tube by means of a collar of cork ; the tin tube is then pushed up or down to admit of the bulb of the thermometer being about, two inches... | |
 | Edward C. Frome - 1873 - 446 pages
...saucepan, will, however, answer the purpose when in want of the apparatus described above. LEVELLING. The pot is filled four or five inches with pure* water;...being about two inches from the bottom of the pot. Before using a thermometer for this purpose, it is necessary to ascertain if the boiling point is correctly... | |
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The pot is filled four or five inches with pure water; the thermometer fitted into the aperture in the lid of the sliding tube, by means of a collar of cork; and the tin sliding tube pushed up or down to admit of the bulb of the thermometer being about... 