 | 1802 - 570 pages
...ground it down, till, with a pocket lens, I could discern rhat the point of the gold was exposed. 4 The success of this method exceeding my expectations,...point so guarded, a spark passing to the distance of t of an inch would decompose water, when the point exposed did not exceed ., ,'D of an inch in diameter.... | |
 | René Just Haüy - 1807 - 490 pages
...expectations, I coated several wires in the same manner, and found that when sparks from the conductors were made to pass, through water by means of a point...decompose water when the point exposed did not exceed y^ of an inch in diameter i with another point which I estimated at fiiiy Q Of an inch, a succession... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1821 - 418 pages
...success of this method exceeding his expectations, he coaled several wires in the same manner, und found, that when sparks from the conductors before...decompose water, when the point exposed did not exceed 1.700th of an inch in diameter. With unother point which he estimated at l-1500lh, a succession of... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1821 - 512 pages
...he coated sever«! wires in the sume manner, and found, that when sparks from the conductors betöre mentioned were made to pass through water, by means...inch, would decompose Water, when the point exposed dlel not exceed 1-TOOlh of an inch in diameter. AViih another point which he estimated at 1-lj ¡Oth,... | |
 | 1823 - 872 pages
...several wires in the same manner, und found, that when sparks from the conductors before-mentioned were made to pass through water, by means of a point...decompose water, when the point exposed did not exceed T^ of an inch in diameter. With another point, which I estimated at -rrs-st a succession of sparks... | |
 | William Thomas Brande - 1830 - 678 pages
...discover that the point of the gold was exposed. The success of this method exceeding his expectations, he coated several wires in the same manner, and found,...decompose water, when the point exposed did not exceed 1 -700th of an inch in diameter. With another point, which he estimated at l-1500th, a succession of... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1831 - 980 pages
...discover that the point of thu gold was exposed. The success of this method exceeding his expectations, he coated several wires in the same manner, and found,...decompose water, when the point exposed did not exceed l-7UOth of an inch in diameter. With another point, which he estimated at 1-lâOOth, a succession of... | |
 | 1832 - 640 pages
...that the point of the gold was exposed. When sparks from a prime conductor of an electrical machine were made to pass through water by means of a point so guarded, a spark, extending to the distance of one-eighth of an inch, would decompose water when the point exposed did... | |
 | Peter Mark Roget - 1832 - 324 pages
...that the point of the gold was exposed. When sparks from a prime conductor of an electrical machine were made to pass through water by means of a point so guarded, a spark, extending to the distance of one-eighth of an inch, would decompose water when the point exposed did... | |
 | 1842 - 588 pages
...purpose ; and in this hope I have not been disappointed. Exp. 6. Having procured a small wire of 6ne gold, and given it as fine a point as I could, I inserted...decompose water, when the point exposed did not exceed T1§w of an inch in diameter. With another point, which I estimated at t-£ra, a succession of sparks... | |
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I inserted it into a capillary glass tube; and after heating the tube, so as to make it adhere to the point and cover it in every part, I gradually ground it down, till with a pocket lens, I could discern that the point of the gold was exposed. The success... 
