Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. 626 pages : 20 cm Includes index Physical measurements -- Measurement of length -- Weighing -- Density -- Elasticity of solids -- The pendulum -- Surface tension and viscosity -- The barometer -- Thermometry -- Expansion of solids and liquids -- Thermal expansion of gases -- Calorimetry -- Calorimetry, Latent heat -- Vapour pressure -- Vapour density freezing and boiling pts. of solutions -- Melting point, ratio of specific heats, conductivity -- Sound -- Refractive index -- Dispersion and wave-length measurement -- Interference -- Lenses and mirrors -- Polarised light -- Photometry and colour vision -- Earth's magnetic field -- Galvanometers -- Measurement of resistance -- Resistance of electrolytes -- EMF -- Resistance thermometers and Thermo-junctions -- Measurement of current -- Ballistic galvanometer and measurement of capacity -- Measurement of self and mutual induction -- Permeability -- The quadrant electometer -- Appendix -- Index