IN reply to Prof. Tait's criticism (NATURE, December 31, 1891, p. 199) of my paper (December 17, p. 152), I wish to say that I certainly do not consider Van der Waals's b as an absolute constant ...

News Published: 08 October 1891 On Van der Waals's Treatment of Laplace's Pressure in the Virial Equation: in Answer to Lord Rayleigh P. G. TAIT Nature 44, 546–547 (1891) Cite this article ...