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 554 73d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 104. APRIL 7, 1934 . fundamental physical constants involved in the proper execution of th is wor k ; and for the scie ntific experim ents and inve stigations needed in solving the problems which may arise in connection there- with, especially in response to the requirements of aeronautics and aviatio n for informa tion of a pure ly scientific nature, inclu ding per sonal service s in th e Dist rict of Columb ia and in the field, $24,1 79. Optical, etc ., glass Investigation of optical and other types of glass
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production problems . gation of the problems involved in the production of optical and other types of glass, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $14,004. Textiles, paper, etc ., Investigation of textiles : To investigate textiles, paper, leather, standardization. and rubber in order to develop standards of more durable quality and methods of measurement, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $29,921. sug ar standardize- ti on Sugar standardization : For the standardization and design of. sugar-testing apparatus ; the development of technical specifications for the various grades of sugars, especially involving the standardi- zation and manufacture of sugars ; for the study of the technical problems incidental to the collectio n of the reve nue on sugar a nd to determine the fundamental scientific constants of sugars and other Production of rare, substances ; for the standardization and production of rare and etc ., types. unusual types of sugars required for the medical service of the Gov- ernment departments ; and for other technical and scientific purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $44,118. Ga ge standardiza- Gage standardization : To provide by cooperation of the Bureau tio n. of Standa rds, t he War Depa rtment, and the N avy De partme nt for the standardization and testing of the standard gages, screw threads, and standa rds re quire d in m anufac turing thro ughout the U nited States, and to calibrate and test such standard gages, screw threads, and standards, including necessary equipment and personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $24,218. Testing scales used Testing railroad-track, mine, and other scales : For investigation in weighing commodi- ties for interstate ship- and t esting of rai lroad-t rack sc ales, elevato r scale s, and other scales ment, used in weighing commodities for interstate shipments and to secure equipment and assistance for testing the scales used by the Govern- ment in its transactions with the public, such as post-office, navy-yard, and customhouse scales, and for the purpose of cooperating with the States in securing uniformity in the weights and measures laws Mine cars and scales. and in the m ethods of ins pection ; f or i nves tiga ting the con diti ons and metho ds of use of s cales and min e cars used f or weighing an d measuring coal dug by miners, for the purpose of determining wages due, and of conditions affecting the accuracy of the weighing or measuring of coal at the mines, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $31,209. High temperature in- Hig h temperature investigatio ns : For lab orat ory and fiel d in ves- vestigations. tigations of suitable methods of high temperature measurements and control in various industrial processes and to assist in making availa ble dir ectly to the industr ies th e resul ts of t he Bur eau's i nves- tigati ons in this f ield, i ncludin g pers onal se rvices in the Distri ct of Columbia and in the field, $4,563. Met all urg ica l re- Metallurgical research : For metallurgical research, including alloy search' steels, foundry practice, and standards for metals and sands ; casting, rolling, for ging, and the properties o f aluminum all oys ; pr even - tion of corrosion of metals and alloys ; development of metal substitutes, as for platinum ; behavior of bearing inetals ; prepara- tion of metal specifications ; investigation of new metallurgical processes and study of methods of conservation in metallurgical man- ufacture and products ; investigation of materials used in the con-