The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Part 2, Volume 5Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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Page 386
... observed to be more efficient in com- pound ones . 295. To construct a battery of the first order , it is essential that a fluid be employed which exerts a chemical action upon one of the metals . Pure water , entirely deprived of air ...
... observed to be more efficient in com- pound ones . 295. To construct a battery of the first order , it is essential that a fluid be employed which exerts a chemical action upon one of the metals . Pure water , entirely deprived of air ...
Page 388
... observed ( see ACID ) that the theory of Lavoisier , which regarded oxygen as the universal principle of acidity , is not consistent with more recent observations and discoveries ; but that acids are often the pro- duct of oxygenation ...
... observed ( see ACID ) that the theory of Lavoisier , which regarded oxygen as the universal principle of acidity , is not consistent with more recent observations and discoveries ; but that acids are often the pro- duct of oxygenation ...
Page 394
... observed to be wanting . 374. Nitrogen and Oxygen . - Besides the pro- portion of nitrogen with oxygen that forms at mospheric air , and for an account of which we refer to the article AIR , these bodies are known to unite in four other ...
... observed to be wanting . 374. Nitrogen and Oxygen . - Besides the pro- portion of nitrogen with oxygen that forms at mospheric air , and for an account of which we refer to the article AIR , these bodies are known to unite in four other ...
Page 401
... observed that a portion concreted into a white mass of radiated crystals . The same substance has also been remarked as occasionally formed in the acid of the English manufacturers . It has been called glacial or fuming sulphuric acid ...
... observed that a portion concreted into a white mass of radiated crystals . The same substance has also been remarked as occasionally formed in the acid of the English manufacturers . It has been called glacial or fuming sulphuric acid ...
Page 402
... observed this , and published the announcement in the Philosophical Transactions for 1809 . 466. To obtain accurate results we are directed to use less oxygen at first than is sufficient to saturate the whole hydrogen of the alkali ...
... observed this , and published the announcement in the Philosophical Transactions for 1809 . 466. To obtain accurate results we are directed to use less oxygen at first than is sufficient to saturate the whole hydrogen of the alkali ...
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