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" ... observed, that a year or two since it had been suggested to him whether some chemical process could not be adopted to bore hard rocks. After some consideration, and trying several experiments, he at last found that a stream of hydrogen-oxygen gas... "
American Railroad Journal - Page 338
1840
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The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette, Volume 32

1840 - 706 pages
...found that a stream of hydrogen-oxygen gag applied to a piece of granite soon produced heat, and on the application of cold water the stone became soft, and...experiment with the same result in every case. Mr. 1'. then explained how the gases should be mixed, and how it might be infused into the hole in the...
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The Mechanic's Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal and Gazette, Volume 32

1840 - 698 pages
...found that a stream of hydrogen-oxygen gas applied to a piece of granite soon produced heat, and on the application of cold water the stone became soft, and...difficulty of getting the gas at the bottom of the mines might be obviated by very simple means. Oxygen might be superseded by common air from a pair of double...
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Journal of the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the ...

1840 - 908 pages
...found that a stream of hydrogen-oxygen gas applied to a piece of granite soon produced heat, and on the application of cold water the stone became soft, and...difficulty of getting the gas at the bottom of the mines might be obviated by very simple means. Oxygen might be superseded by common air from a pair of double...
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Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel ..., Volume 32

Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1840 - 706 pages
...found that a stream of hydrogen-oxygen gas applied to a piece of granite soon produced heat, and on the application of cold water the stone became soft, and...difficulty of getting the gas at the bottom of the mines might be obviated by very simple means. Oxygen might be superseded by common air from a pair of double...
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The Franklin Journal, and American Mechanics' Magazine, Volumes 25-26

1840 - 908 pages
...a piece of granite soon produced heat, and on the application of cold water the stone became soil, and yielded to the tool. He repeated the experiment...difficulty of getting the gas at the bottom of the mines might be obviated by тегу simple means. Oxygen might be superseded by common air from a pair of...
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Mechanics' Magazine, Volume 32

1840 - 702 pages
...found that a stream of hydrogen-oxygen gas applied to a piece of granite soon produced heat, and on the application of cold water the stone became soft, and...the tool. He repeated the experiment with the same restdt in every case. Mr. P. then explained how the gases should be mixed, and how it might be infused...
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The Year-book of Facts in Science and Art

1840 - 316 pages
...a stream of hydrogen oxygen gas applied to a piece of granite soon produced heat ; and that, on the application of cold water, the stone became soft and yielded to the tool. The oxygen might be superseded by common air from a pair of double bellows ; and the common coal gas...
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Arts and Sciences: Or, Fourth Division of "The English Encyclopedia", Volume 2

Charles Knight - 1866 - 526 pages
...that a stream of hydro-oxygen gas applied to a piece of granite stone produced heat ; and that on the application of cold water the stone became soft, and yielded to the tooL Oxygen might be superseded by common air from a pair of double l>ellows; and common coal-gas might...
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