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Peer reviewedInscho, F. Paul – Physics Teacher, 1992
Suggests an apparatus to improve the measurement of the mechanical equivalent of heat. Describes the materials needed to construct the apparatus; the methodology of an experiment to measure the heat gained by lead shot falling through a distance of 100 meters; and the calculations made to register that gain. (MDH)
Descriptors: Calorimeters, Energy, Heat, High Schools
