 | 1870 - 746 pages
...matter." This seemed an important discovery, for he says—" I had thought with the rest of the world that the dust of our air was in great part inorganic and non-combustible." The same disappearance of the particles followed the slow passage of air through a redhot platinum tube.... | |
 | 1870 - 746 pages
...matter." This seemed an important discovery, for he says—"I had thought with the rest of the world that the dust of our air was in great part inorganic and non-combustible." The same disappearance of the particles followed the slow passage of air through a redhot platinum tube.... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1870 - 588 pages
...particles. I was by no means prepared for this result ; for I had thought, with the rest of tho world, that the dust of our air was, in great part, inorganic and non-combustible. Mr. Valentin had tho kindness to procure for me a email gasfurnace, containing ¡i platinum tube, which... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1870 - 684 pages
...particles. I was by no means prepared for this result ; for I had thought, with the rest of the world, that the dust of our air was, in great part, inorganic and noncombustible. Mr. Valentin had the kindness to procure for me a small gasfurnace, containing a platinum tube, which... | |
 | John Tyndall - Science - 1870 - 82 pages
...particles. I was by no means prepared for this result ; for I had thought, with the rest of the world, that the dust of our air was, in great part, inorganic and non-combustible. Mr. Valentin had the kindness to procure for me a small gas-furnace, containing a platinum tube, which... | |
 | Lionel Smith Beale - 1870 - 122 pages
...British Museum contained 50 per cent, of inorganic matter — this, in support of Dr. Tyndall's belief, that the dust of our air was in great part inorganic and non-combustible. But Dr. Tyndall says nothing about the nature of the remaining 50 per cent, of this dust. 28 COTTON... | |
 | 1870 - 586 pages
...particles. I was by no means prepared for this result ; for I had thought, with the rest of tho world, that the dust of our air was, in great part, inorganic and non-combustible. Mr. Valentin had tho kindness to procure for me a small gasfurnace, containing a platinum tube, which... | |
 | Catholic literature - 1871 - 850 pages
...light, he was compelled to remove all dust from his experimental tubes. It was no easy matter to do eo. At last, prior to admitting the air. he carefully...this result; for he had thought that the dust of our »ir was, in great part, inorganic and non-combustible. The organic origin of a great portion of our... | |
 | Homeopathy - 1871 - 604 pages
...organic particles due to their imperfect combustion. I was by no means prepared for this result ; for I had thought that the dust of our air was, in great part, inorganic and non-combustible. Mr. Valentin had the kindness to procure for me a small gas-furnace containg a platinum tube, which... | |
 | John Tyndall - Chemistry - 1871 - 436 pages
...the flame. It was, therefore, of organic origin. I was by no means prepared for this result; for I had thought that the dust of our air was, in great part, inorganic and non-cornbustible. I had constructed a small gas-furnace, now much employed by chemists, containing... | |
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I had thought that the dust of our air was, in great part, inorganic and non-combustible. 
