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Excerpt from The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Vol. 11: Fifth Series, January-June, 1881 When, in what follows, we give numbers which for the most part deviate from those previously found, we are well aware of the difference, and wish at the outset to emphasize the fact that the values in question, in spite of their deceptive coincidence with each other, are to be regarded as only some what rough approximations. But we shall Show immediately that all numbers hitherto given, including those Of Tyndall which relate to vapours, are vitiated by important errors resulting from the mode of observation employed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.