Life of Francis Galton by Karl Pearson Vol 3b : image 0027

Characterisation, especially by Letters

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Experiments.

Original temp. of pot A	Temp. attained after mixture B	No. of ounces of boiling water u	a=212° -A	t = additional t A p.	e - t	t-1
75°	170°	6	137°	95°	42°	94°	2-6
91°	183°	9	121°	92°	29°	91°	2-8
119°	187°	10	93°	68°	25°	67°	3.7
58°	158°	6	154°	100°	54°	99°	7*
64°	148°	61	148°	84°	64°	83°	5
57°	151°	6-1	155°	94°	61°	93°	4.3
54°	161°	7	158°	107°	51°	106°	3-4

* N.B. "Carter [presumably the maid] 'frothed up' the water."

" Feb. 13, 1859. Sunday Evening. [Pot] heated to 140°. Put in tea at vi h. 35 ma. and water 1-goo at vi h. 46m. Tea good, but a little too much of

4a, decoction. 17-° at VT h. 64 in. Tea: weaker but decocted. somewhat.

Feb. 15. Tuesday Morning. [Pot] heated to 174°.1G9178° [in] 4 minutes

18- 6 4 [in] 7 minutes hot and decocted. 2nd cup 174

+ 18 0 in 11 minutes hot

174

and weak.

° ° °

Feb. 7.6. Morning. L. G. fecit 1 22 21" + 187° 51n + 1870 3"' Black not

[•]

decoct., fullish body, fresh, hot. 2nd cup 178° 141n fairly good. If more tea

had been placed in the pot (4 spoonfuls) I think the brew would have been successful.

5 ozs. of tea to be henceforward used in the morning.

Feb 40m 191' Decoct. slight. Louisa says fresh and little

. 16. Evening. 4811178

48"1 2

body (I have a cold). 58111 1('0° very good. 3rd cup 7m, 142. No water had been added, good, a little bitter.

Feb. 20. Sunday Morning. 44m 40m 1 70170 ° (filled up to make it so) + 45m 178°

45m 178°

+ 46m 184° (filled up); very excellent (it is true it had cream). 48m 189° 48 61m 168'

good, a little flat. 3 2 cups altogether."

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