Atmosphere, Composition of
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        Subject Source: Nahste
      
        Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Pneumatics, Gunpowder, c1780-c1802
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      Identifier: Coll-204/8
    
      Scope and Contents
        Notes, in English and occasional Russian, on the physics of air, principally pressure differentials and sound propagation. Topics include a lengthy discussion of the function and gross anatomy of the ear, barometrical measurement of height; published chart of comparative altitudes of famous mountain peaks, and the overall constitution of the atmosphere. The second half of the volume covers ballistics, mostly: diagrams, calculations, and records of artillery trials. A short, unrelated section...
    
    
        Dates: 
      c1780-c1802
    
  