This section is from the book "The English And American Mechanic", by B. Frank Van Cleve. Also available from Amazon: The English And American Mechanic.
Lin | At 212°, the length of the bar at 32°=1.
Bismuth...... | 1.0013908 |
Brasss........ | 1.0019062 |
Cast iron..... | 1.0011112 |
Cement...... | 1.001435 |
Copper........ | 1.001435 |
Fire-brick... | 1.0004928 |
Glasss | 1.0006545 |
Gold................. | 1.001495 |
Granite........ | 1.0007894 |
Lead... | 1.0028426 |
Marble........ | 1.001104l |
Pavements...... | 1.0008985 |
Platinum..... | 1.0009542 |
Sandstone........ | 1.001743 |
Silver ................ | 1.00201 |
Slate.................... | 1.0011436 |
Stock brick........ | 1.0005502 |
steel................... | 1.0011899 |
Tin...................... | 1.002 |
Wrought iron.... | 1.0012575 |
Zinc..................... | 1.002042 |
 
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