"Melting point" Quotes from Famous Books
... cartridge case, 5/8 in. in diameter and 1-5/16 in. long, was suspended over the bath by means of a triangle, so that the end of the case was 1 in. below the surface of the liquid. On beginning the experiment the material in the bath was heated to just above the melting point, the thermometer was inserted in it, and a minute quantity of the explosive was placed in the bottom of the cartridge case. The temperature marked by the thermometer was noted as the initial temperature, the cartridge case ...![](http://www.freetranslator.org/rquot.gif) — Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 • Various |