Abstract
IN the calculation of mountain heights by means of the mercurial barometer, accuracy depends on the efficiency of the formulæ employed. These formulæ are based necessarily on assumptions, as we do not know exactly the varying conditions of the air, and we therefore fail-to take into account the exact data for the correct solution of the problem. As a rule, the formulæ are at most only approximations; but it is astonishing what good results may be obtained by paying strict attention to all details.
The Barometrical Determination of Heights.
By F. J. B. Cordeiro, Surgeon U.S. Navy. Pp. 28. (London: E. and F. N. Spon, Ltd., 1898.)
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The Barometrical Determination of Heights. Nature 57, 605–606 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/057605b0
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