_Specific_
_Solid bodies._ _Heat._
Wood (fir and pine) 0.650
„ (oak) 0.570
Ice 0.504
Coal 0.280
Charcoal (animal) 0.260
„ (vegetable) 0.241
Iron (cast) 0.241
Coke 0.201
Limestone 0.200
Glass 0.195
Steel (hard) 0.117
„ (soft) 0.116
Iron (wrought) 0.111
Zinc 0.095
Copper (annealed) 0.094
„ (cold hammered) 0.093
Tin 0.056
Lead 0.031
_Liquids._
Water 1.000
Alcohol 0.158
Acid (pyroligneous) 0.590
Ether 0.520
Acid (acetic) 0.509
Oil (olive) 0.309
Mercury 0.033
_Gases._
Hydrogen 3.409
Vapor of alcohol 0.547
Steam 0.480
Carbonic oxide 0.245
Nitrogen 0.243
Oxygen 0.217
Atmospheric air 0.237
Carbonic acid 0.202