Comptes Rendus of Observation and Reasoning - Brossura

Buchanan, J. Y.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1107653584 ISBN 13: 9781107653580

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Riassunto

Originally published in 1917, this book gathers together a selection of the papers of Scottish chemist and oceanographer John Young Buchanan.

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Descrizione del libro

John Young Buchanan (1844–1925) was a Scottish chemist and oceanographer who worked extensively on the chemistry of marine environments. Originally published in 1917, this book gathers together a selection of Buchanan's papers on a broad variety of topics. Numerous illustrative figures are also included and the contents listing contains extensive notes.

Contenuti

1. Recent Antarctic exploration; 2. Chemical and physical notes; 3. On ice and brines; 4. On steam and brines; 5. The size of the ice-grains in glaciers; 6. Ice and its natural history; 7. Beobachtungen über die Einwirkung der Strahlung auf das Gletschereis; 8. In and around the Morteratsch glacier: a study in the natural history; 9. On the use of the globe in the study of crystallography; 10. On a solar calorimeter used in Egypt at the total eclipse in 1882; 11. Solar radiation; 12. The total solar eclipse of August 30, 1905; 13. Eclipse predictions; 14. The solar eclipse of April 17, 1912; 15. The publication of scientific papers; 16. The Royal Society; 17. Nomenclature and notation in calorimetry; 18. Thermometric scales for meteorological use; 19. The metrical system; 20. The power of Great Britain; 21. And the House of Commons; 22. Lord Milner and imperial scholarships; 23. History in handy volumes; Summary of contents.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1107653584
• ISBN 13: 9781107653580
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 516
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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