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Page 198
That oxygen gas assists materially in the combustion of the diamond , has been proved by some experiments made by the London Philosophical Society * . These experiments were suggested by Mr. Francillon , who supplied the stones ' for ...
That oxygen gas assists materially in the combustion of the diamond , has been proved by some experiments made by the London Philosophical Society * . These experiments were suggested by Mr. Francillon , who supplied the stones ' for ...
Page 259
... oxygen of the atmosphere ; and , consequently , that the oxygen gas destroyed by the presence of these dead animals had its base absorbed by them . I remarked that several animals of this class could live some hours in these mephitic ...
... oxygen of the atmosphere ; and , consequently , that the oxygen gas destroyed by the presence of these dead animals had its base absorbed by them . I remarked that several animals of this class could live some hours in these mephitic ...
Page 260
... oxygen of the air completely , like insects and worms . One capital point of my reasearches was to discover the proportion of atmospheric oxygen absorbed by dead and by living animals . Water is the natural habitation of fishes ; but ...
... oxygen of the air completely , like insects and worms . One capital point of my reasearches was to discover the proportion of atmospheric oxygen absorbed by dead and by living animals . Water is the natural habitation of fishes ; but ...
Contents
Account of a Journey to the Summit of the Peak | 31 |
On Mr ARTHUR WOOLFs improved Apparatus | 40 |
On the Motion of Bodies affected by Friction | 47 |
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