The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts, Volume 5John Murray, 1818 - Science |
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... public by other channels of informa- tion , and from other sources . Among the chemical papers , Sir Humphry Davy's researches on flame obviously stand fore- VOL . V. b most ; they not only contain many new philoso- phical NO Preface page.
... public by other channels of informa- tion , and from other sources . Among the chemical papers , Sir Humphry Davy's researches on flame obviously stand fore- VOL . V. b most ; they not only contain many new philoso- phical NO Preface page.
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most ; they not only contain many new philoso- phical facts , and tend to elucidate some recondite chemical phenomena , but what is of more im- portance , they develope principles applicable to the purposes of common life ; among them ...
most ; they not only contain many new philoso- phical facts , and tend to elucidate some recondite chemical phenomena , but what is of more im- portance , they develope principles applicable to the purposes of common life ; among them ...
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... upper regions of the atmosphere , and if the meteoric bo- dies which throw down stones with explosions be supposed to be similar bodies containing com- bustible or elastic matter . There is another paper of Sir H. Davy's in this PREFACE .
... upper regions of the atmosphere , and if the meteoric bo- dies which throw down stones with explosions be supposed to be similar bodies containing com- bustible or elastic matter . There is another paper of Sir H. Davy's in this PREFACE .
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... containing at least three times its quantity ; the vessel is then filled with boiling water , the grain occasionally stirred , and the hollow de- cayed grains , which float , are to be removed ; in half an hour the water may be drawn ...
... containing at least three times its quantity ; the vessel is then filled with boiling water , the grain occasionally stirred , and the hollow de- cayed grains , which float , are to be removed ; in half an hour the water may be drawn ...
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... contains a paper of his " on the Effect of Galvanism in restoring a due action of the Lungs : " he recommends this remedy in cases of habitual asthma or asthmatic dyspnea ; in inflammatory cases however it has proved injurious , and in ...
... contains a paper of his " on the Effect of Galvanism in restoring a due action of the Lungs : " he recommends this remedy in cases of habitual asthma or asthmatic dyspnea ; in inflammatory cases however it has proved injurious , and in ...
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