Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light - Made at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis by Albert A. Michelson
page 24 of 58 (41%)
page 24 of 58 (41%)
|
80 turns 38.144
90 turns 38.142 100 turns 38.140 110 turns 38.138 120 turns 38.135 130 turns 38.132 140 turns 38.130 On comparing the scale with the standard meter, the temperature being 16°.5 C., 140 divisions were found to = 139.462mm. This multiplied by (1 + .0000188 à 16.5) = 139.505mm. One hundred and forty divisions were found to be equal to 140.022 turns of the screw, whence 140 turns of the screw = 139.483mm, or 1 turn of the screw = 0.996305mm. This is the _average_ value of one turn in 140. But the average value of D, for 140 turns is, from the preceding table, 38.130. Therefore, the true value of D, is 38.130 à .996305mm, and the average value of one turn for 10, 20, 30, etc., turns, is found by dividing 38.130 à .996305 by the values of D;, given in the table. This gives the value of a turn-- mm. For the first 10 turns 0.99570 20 turns 0.99570 |
|