 ... four-fifths of the common air employed ; so that as common air cannot be reduced to a much less bulk than that by any method of phlogistication, we may safely conclude, that when they are mixed in this proportion, and exploded, almost all the inflammable...  Lives of Philosophers of the Time of George III. - Page 58by Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1855 - 492 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1840 - 706 pages
...was, that common air and inflammable air being burnt together, in the proportion of 1 000 measure! of the former to 423 of the latter, "about one-fifth...concludes, that " almost all the inflammable air, and about nrii'-.-i \t li of the common air.are turned into pure water." Mr. Cavendish then burned in the same... | |
 | 1840 - 702 pages
...cites Dr. Priestley's 5th volume. Mr. Cavendish himself could find no loss of weight, and he says t'jat Dr. Priestley had also tried the experiment, and found...water. He therefore concludes, that " almost all the mil immable air, and about one-sixth of the common air, are turned into pure water." Mr. Cavendish... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1840 - 706 pages
...many trials was, that common air and inflammable air being burnt together, in the proportion of 1 000 measures of the former to 423 of the latter, " about...air, and nearly all the inflammable air, lose their elasticitv, and are condensed into the dew which lines the glass." He examined the dew, and found it... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1840 - 510 pages
...when mixed in these proportions and exploded, almost all the inflammable air and about ^ of the common air lose their elasticity, and are condensed into the dew which lines the glass*." The subsequent laborious comparisons instituted by the French philosophers f between the absolute weight... | |
 | Henry Peter Brougham (1st baron Brougham and Vaux.) - 1845 - 586 pages
...p. 1 27, expressly states Mr. Warltire to have observed it, and cites Dr. Priestley's fifth volume. Mr. Cavendish himself could find no loss of weight,...air, lose their elasticity, and are condensed into tiie dew which lines the glass." He examined the dew, and found it to be pure water. He therefore concludes,... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1845 - 358 pages
...6nd no loss of weight, and he says that Dr. Priestley had also tried the experiment, and found none.t But Mr. Cavendish found there was always a dewy deposit,...elasticity, and are condensed into the dew which lines * Mr. Warltire's letter is dated Birmingham, 18th April, 1781, and was published by Dr. Priestley in... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1845 - 582 pages
...inflammable air being burnt together, in the proportion of 1000 measures of the former to 423 of tb.6 latter, " about one-fifth of the common air, and nearly...inflammable air, lose their elasticity, and are condensed int6 the dew which lines the glass." He examined the deWj and fourid it to b* pure water. He therefore... | |
 | James Watt - 1846 - 410 pages
...this proportion, and exploded, almost all the inflammable air, and about one-fifth part of the common air, lose their elasticity, and are condensed into the dew which lines the glass. Air remaining after the explosion. Test of this air in first method. Common air. Inflammable air. Diminution.... | |
 | George Wilson - 1851 - 508 pages
...the circumstances described, " almost all the inflammable air, and about one-fifth part of the common air, lose their elasticity and are condensed into the dew which lines the glass." Having demonstrated in this way that the lost gas was accounted for, and remained in the produced liquid,... | |
 | Jonathan Pereira - 1854 - 1040 pages
...common air, are mixed and exploded, " almost all the inflammable air, and about one fifth of the common air, lose their elasticity, and are condensed into the dew which lines the glass." In the summer of 1783, Dr. (afterwards Sir Charles) Blagden* gave some account of Cavendish's experiments,... | |
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