Monthly Journal of Science, and Annals of Biology, Astronomy, Geology, Industrial Arts, Manufactures, and Technology, 6. köideJames Samuelson, William Crookes J. Churchill and Sons., 1869 |
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Page 106
... tube , and containing a mixture of 9 eqs . of oxalic acid and 1 eq . of chlorate of potash . Professor Wöhler has ... tube con- taining a small piece of iodine being joined to the Marsh's apparatus , gentle heat is applied to volatilize ...
... tube , and containing a mixture of 9 eqs . of oxalic acid and 1 eq . of chlorate of potash . Professor Wöhler has ... tube con- taining a small piece of iodine being joined to the Marsh's apparatus , gentle heat is applied to volatilize ...
Page 107
... tubes the inlet tube for the gas to be tested- should just dip a little under the upper level of the fluid ; the outlet tube , on the other hand , should only reach halfway through the per- foration of the cork . A very slow current of ...
... tubes the inlet tube for the gas to be tested- should just dip a little under the upper level of the fluid ; the outlet tube , on the other hand , should only reach halfway through the per- foration of the cork . A very slow current of ...
Page 144
... tube was closed by plates of glass ; it was connected with an air - pump and also with a series of drying and other tubes used for the purifi- cation of the air . The experimental tube being exhausted and the cock which cuts off the ...
... tube was closed by plates of glass ; it was connected with an air - pump and also with a series of drying and other tubes used for the purifi- cation of the air . The experimental tube being exhausted and the cock which cuts off the ...
Page 145
... tubes . This cloud became denser as the light continued to act , showing at some places a vivid iridescence . The effect was the same when the air and vapour were allowed to enter the tube in diffused daylight . The cloud , however ...
... tubes . This cloud became denser as the light continued to act , showing at some places a vivid iridescence . The effect was the same when the air and vapour were allowed to enter the tube in diffused daylight . The cloud , however ...
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... tube , and gradually shifted its position from the end nearest the lamp to the most distant end . The portion quitted by the cloud proper was filled by an amorphous haze , the decomposition which was progressing lower down being here ...
... tube , and gradually shifted its position from the end nearest the lamp to the most distant end . The portion quitted by the cloud proper was filled by an amorphous haze , the decomposition which was progressing lower down being here ...
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