The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts, Volume 5John Murray, 1818 - Science |
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Page ii
... become luminous itself ; as may be easily shewn , by holding a piece of thin platinum wire over the chimney of an Argand lamp fed with spirit of wine , or even by the com- mon expedient of lighting a piece of paper , by exposing it to ...
... become luminous itself ; as may be easily shewn , by holding a piece of thin platinum wire over the chimney of an Argand lamp fed with spirit of wine , or even by the com- mon expedient of lighting a piece of paper , by exposing it to ...
Page iv
... becomes increased by the ignition of this extraneous addition . It is precisely thus with the flames of candles , lamps , and carburetted hydrogen , or as it is now emphatically called , gas . The inflammable element is pure hydrogen ...
... becomes increased by the ignition of this extraneous addition . It is precisely thus with the flames of candles , lamps , and carburetted hydrogen , or as it is now emphatically called , gas . The inflammable element is pure hydrogen ...
Page v
... become explosive . When the wick becomes clogged with charcoal , it cools the flame by radiation , and prevents a proper quantity of air from mixing with its central part ; hence the charcoal thrown off from the top of the flame is only ...
... become explosive . When the wick becomes clogged with charcoal , it cools the flame by radiation , and prevents a proper quantity of air from mixing with its central part ; hence the charcoal thrown off from the top of the flame is only ...
Page vi
... becomes red hot , and continues so till the gas is burned ; affording an instance of combustion at a temperature sufficient to ignite the wire , but insufficient to inflame the gas . A whimsical application of this fact is exhibited by ...
... becomes red hot , and continues so till the gas is burned ; affording an instance of combustion at a temperature sufficient to ignite the wire , but insufficient to inflame the gas . A whimsical application of this fact is exhibited by ...
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... become contracted , devoted to minute and trivial discussions , and unable to operate with vigour and effect , even upon those subjects which are per- mitted to their research . " It has therefore seldom been in the power of an absolute ...
... become contracted , devoted to minute and trivial discussions , and unable to operate with vigour and effect , even upon those subjects which are per- mitted to their research . " It has therefore seldom been in the power of an absolute ...
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