 ... 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
 | James Campbell Brown - 1913 - 736 pages
...in this proportion 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." He proceeds to describe the means which he adopted the better to examine the nature of this dew, and sums... | |
 | William Ramsay - 1915 - 354 pages
...mixed in this proportion and exploded, almost all the inflammable air, and about ^th part of the common air, lose their elasticity, and are condensed into the dew which lines the glass. " The better to examine the nature of this ' dew/ 500,000 grain measures of inflammable air were burnt... | |
 | Eric John Holmyard - 1925 - 140 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. MORE APPARATUS OF PRIESTLEY ' The better to examine the nature of this dew, 500,000 grain measures... | |
 | Sir Irvine Masson - 1925 - 208 pages
...of 100 to 423 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." And when he arranged to collect enough of the dew to be examined thoroughly, he found it to be pure... | |
 | Tim Fulford - 2002 - 278 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. The better to examine the nature of this dew, 500000 grain measures of inflammable air were burnt with... | |
 | Oliver J. Thatcher - 2004 - 466 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. The better to examine the nature of this dew, 500,000 grain measures of inflammable air were burnt... | |
 | Philip Ball - 2005 - 221 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. Every detail was carefully checked out; nothing was taken for granted. The dew, he said 'had no taste... | |
 | Henry Cavendish - 530 pages
...this proportion, and exploded, almost all the inflammable air, and about onefifth part of the common air, lose their elasticity, and are condensed into the dew which lines the glass. The better to examine the nature of this dew, 5oo,ooo grain measures of inflammable air were burnt... | |
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