APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
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Author: Tarbuck
Publisher: Hayden-McNeil Publishing
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Chapter 15.5, Problem 3A
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The dew-point temperature for each of the given psychrometer readings.
Introduction:
A psychrometer is an instrument that is used to determine the dew-point temperature. It contains two identical thermometers affixed adjacent to each other. These two thermometers are dry-bulb and wet-bulb thermometers.
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