Journal of the Franklin InstitutePergamon Press, 1865 |
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Page 107
... combustion or sul- phurous acid , but latterly two modes of attaining that object have been proposed . The first consists in dipping skins for two days , in a weak solution of neutral hypochlorite of soda , washing , drying , and ...
... combustion or sul- phurous acid , but latterly two modes of attaining that object have been proposed . The first consists in dipping skins for two days , in a weak solution of neutral hypochlorite of soda , washing , drying , and ...
Page 123
... combustion be very rapid , it burns completely , generating its full equivalent of heat , which is transferred through the medium of the combustion products to the water in the boilers . The amount of heat generated by the combustion of ...
... combustion be very rapid , it burns completely , generating its full equivalent of heat , which is transferred through the medium of the combustion products to the water in the boilers . The amount of heat generated by the combustion of ...
Page 125
... combustion . This circumstance alone places the oxyhy- drogen flame beyond the range of a practical consideration of the subject ; but so far as a comparison can be instituted between hydro- gen and carbon when burnt with oxygen , the ...
... combustion . This circumstance alone places the oxyhy- drogen flame beyond the range of a practical consideration of the subject ; but so far as a comparison can be instituted between hydro- gen and carbon when burnt with oxygen , the ...
Page 138
... combustion , a most philosophical and ingenious theory , and far in advance of the chemical knowledge of the day . From very ancient times fire was believed to be an element more divine than air , water , and earth , and 138 Mechanics ...
... combustion , a most philosophical and ingenious theory , and far in advance of the chemical knowledge of the day . From very ancient times fire was believed to be an element more divine than air , water , and earth , and 138 Mechanics ...
Page 140
of air repeatedly , as by bellows , to a body undergoing combustion , it suffers solution as quickly as when it is placed in melted nitre . 12. That there is no such thing as an " element of fire , " for the " shining transient body ...
of air repeatedly , as by bellows , to a body undergoing combustion , it suffers solution as quickly as when it is placed in melted nitre . 12. That there is no such thing as an " element of fire , " for the " shining transient body ...
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