Comptes Rendus of Observation and Reasoning

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

Product details

• Authors: J. Y. Buchanan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2013
• EAN: 9781107653580
• ISBN: 978-1-107-65358-0
• No. of pages: 516
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Chemistry / General, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography, chemistry, History of Science, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, Oceanography (seas and oceans), Oceanography (seas)