Technical Highlights of the National Bureau of StandardsU.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, 1960 |
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... performance of this function both draws upon and at the same time increases the Bureau's background of knowledge and competence in the field of measurement . Through a broad program of research in the physical sciences , the Bureau ...
... performance of this function both draws upon and at the same time increases the Bureau's background of knowledge and competence in the field of measurement . Through a broad program of research in the physical sciences , the Bureau ...
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... performance of such systems , the Bureau selected glass filters of five spectral types , and determined the tristimulus values of 100 specimens of each type . If any given spectrophotometer - integrator system yields the certified ...
... performance of such systems , the Bureau selected glass filters of five spectral types , and determined the tristimulus values of 100 specimens of each type . If any given spectrophotometer - integrator system yields the certified ...
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... performance of a special machine for applying torques , and of special load cells for measuring torque and clamping force . Modifications were made to obtain optimum perform- ance . The relationships between torque and clamping force ...
... performance of a special machine for applying torques , and of special load cells for measuring torque and clamping force . Modifications were made to obtain optimum perform- ance . The relationships between torque and clamping force ...
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... performance evaluations of gas - turbine power plants . In this connection , it has long been known that platinum is a fairly good catalyst for many oxidation reactions ; and early work at NBS showed a platinum shielded Chromel - Alumel ...
... performance evaluations of gas - turbine power plants . In this connection , it has long been known that platinum is a fairly good catalyst for many oxidation reactions ; and early work at NBS showed a platinum shielded Chromel - Alumel ...
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... performance of standard cells showed that an a - c voltage was produced during vibration , but that no permanent damage resulted ( page 36 ) . instrument includes two equal thermoelements , one supplied by an unknown . voltage and the ...
... performance of standard cells showed that an a - c voltage was produced during vibration , but that no permanent damage resulted ( page 36 ) . instrument includes two equal thermoelements , one supplied by an unknown . voltage and the ...
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