Railway Electrical Engineers' Handbook: Electric Light and Illumination

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National Electric Lamp Association, 1912 - 344 σελίδες

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Σελίδα 281 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel. Liquid Measure. — 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon; 31| gallons = 1 barrel; 2 barrels = 1 hogshead. Long Measure. — 12 inches = 1 foot; 3 feet...
Σελίδα 281 - DIVISIONS OF THE CIRCLE. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute. 60 Minutes = 1 Degree. 30 Degrees = 1 Sign. 90 Degrees = 1 Quadrant. 360 Degrees, or 12 Signs = 1 Circumference. Formerly the subdivisions were carried on by sixties ; thus, the second was divided into 60 thirds, the third into 60 fourths, &c.
Σελίδα 294 - The exponent of the power to which a fixed number called the Base must be raised in order to produce a given number is called the Logarithm of the given number.
Σελίδα 263 - The circular pitch is the distance along the pitch circle from the center of one tooth to the center of the next.
Σελίδα 281 - APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT 20 grains = 1 scruple. 3 scruples = 1 dram. 8 drams = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 pound.
Σελίδα 281 - LONG MEASURE 12 inches = 1 foot. 3 feet = 1 yard. 5% yards = 1 rod. 40 rods = 1 furlong. 8 furlongs -- 1 statute mile. 5 miles = 1 league. MARINERS
Σελίδα 281 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes =± 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Σελίδα 114 - Current passing in either direction (charge or discharge) decomposes the potassium hydrate of the electrolyte, and the oxidation and reductions at the electrodes are brought about by the action of its elements. An amount of potassium hydrate equal to that decomposed is always re-formed at one of the electrodes by a secondary chemical reaction, and consequently there is none of it lost and its density remains constant.
Σελίδα 281 - Surveyors' Measure. 7.92 inches 1 link, 25 links 1 rod, 4 rods 1 chain, 10 square chains or 160 square rods 1 acre, 640 acres 1 square mile.
Σελίδα 266 - Rule. — Multiply the diameter of the driver by its number of revolutions, and divide the product by the number of revolutions of the driven; the quotient will be its diameter.

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