. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. rounded by a second tube or steam jacket. The inner tube has perforations near the top which allow the steam readily to fill the intermediate e and freely to escape by a side tube, as shown in the figure. The thermometer is ported, at about one inch above the surface of the water in the boiler, by means of a cork or India-rubber washer on the upper part of the stem, and can be immersed in the steam to any required amount by sliding
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. rounded by a second tube or steam jacket. The inner tube has perforations near the top which allow the steam readily to fill the intermediate e and freely to escape by a side tube, as shown in the figure. The thermometer is ported, at about one inch above the surface of the water in the boiler, by means of a cork or India-rubber washer on the upper part of the stem, and can be immersed in the steam to any required amount by sliding the telescope tube to any required height. Distilled water is used in this instrument, which is made to boil by means of a spirit lamp. The whole is packed in a leathern sling case, shown in Fig. 9. rig. to. 1. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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