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Exercises in Physical Measurement

1896; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 53; Issue: 1376 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/053436b0

1476-4687

Charles B. Thwing, Louis W. Austin, Louis Winslow Austin,

Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies

AFTER working through the experiments described in this volume, a student will have a thorough knowledge of the instruments and methods employed in physical measurement, and will be in a position to accurately investigate physical phenomena. The book is a medium between such a hand-book as the last edition of Kohlrausch's “Praktische Physik” and the elementary text-books in which mathematical formulæ are eschewed. The sixty-five exercises in the first part are all quantitative, and they cover measurements in the chief branches of physics, beginning with measures of length, and ending with experiments on polarisation; while the apparatus required for the experiments should form part of the equipment of all physical laboratories in which students can obtain scientific instruction.