. The principles of physics. <C!=:!!r^^. Fig. 198. Fig. 199. of 760 mm of mercury at 0° G. in the latitude of Paris (48°60), 60 meters above sea-level. Then the space between thetwo points found is divided into a convenient number ofequal parts (provided that the bore of the tube is of uniformdiameter) called degrees, and the scale is extended above andbelow these points as far as is desirable. Two methods of division are adopted in this country (see aand b, Tig. 200) : by one, the space is divided into 180 equalparts, and the result is called the Fahrenheit scale, from thename of its desig
. The principles of physics. <C!=:!!r^^. Fig. 198. Fig. 199. of 760 mm of mercury at 0° G. in the latitude of Paris (48°60), 60 meters above sea-level. Then the space between thetwo points found is divided into a convenient number ofequal parts (provided that the bore of the tube is of uniformdiameter) called degrees, and the scale is extended above andbelow these points as far as is desirable. Two methods of division are adopted in this country (see aand b, Tig. 200) : by one, the space is divided into 180 equalparts, and the result is called the Fahrenheit scale, from thename of its designer ; by the other, the space is divided into 256 MOLECULAR DYNAMICS. 100^ s 100 equal parts, and the resulting scale is called centigrade,which means one hundred steps. In the Fahrenheit scale,which is generally employed for ordinary household purposes,5 a the melting and boiling points are marked n respectively 32° and 212°. The 0 of this n scale (32° below melting point), which is about the lowest temperature that can be ob-^o tain
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