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altitude amperes angle annealed B.t.u. Latent heat beam breaking load Carnegie Steel Company center of gravity circular mils column COMMON LOGARITHMS compression conductor constant content in B.t.u. Coördinates cosec cosh COSINES cot tan Degrees cubic feet curve decreases density diameter distance equals equation factor of safety Fahr feet per second foot-pounds formula friction given heat in B.t.u. horizontal inches³ inductance inertia iron joules length liquid LOGARITHMS OF NUMBERS maximum modulus of elasticity moment of inertia number of turns NUMBERS Continued ohms particular integral pipe in feet plane poundal pounds per sq pounds per square pressure in pounds R₁ radius of gyration rectangular shear SINES sinh Specific heat speed square feet square inch strength of material substitute surface TANGENTS temperature term vapor vaporiza vector velocity voltage volume watt-hour weight
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Page 180 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 179 - Square Measure. 144 square inches 1 square foot, 9 square feet 1 square yard, 30J square yards 1 square rod, 40 square rods 1 rood, 4 roods 1 acre.
Page 180 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks — 1 bushel (bu...
Page 190 - Antimony Argon Arsenic Barium Bismuth Boron Bromine Cadmium Caesium Calcium Carbon Cerium Chlorine Chromium Cobalt Columbium Copper Dysprosium Erbium...
Page 179 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard 128 cubic feet = 1 cord AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 16 drams = 1 ounce 16 ounces = 1 pound 2000 pounds = 1 ton LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills = 1 pint 2 pints = 1 quart 4 quarts = 1 gallon DRY MEASURE 2 pints = 1 quart 8 quarts = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel Geometrical Formulas.
Page 180 - Troy Weight 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces = 1 pound...
Page 180 - TABLE. 16 drams, (drs.) make 1 ounce, - marked - oz. 16 ounces ----- 1 pound, - - - - - ' Ib. 28 pounds ----- 1 quarter, ----- qr. 4 quarters ----- 1 hundred weight, - - cwt. 20 hundred weight - - 1 ton, ------ T.
Page 222 - If the number is less than 1, make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number.
Page 190 - Mo Nd Ne Ni Nt N Os O Pd P Pt K Pr Ra Rh Rb Ru Sa Sc Se Si Ag Na Sr S Ta Te Tb Tl Th Tm Sn Ti...