A course of six lectures on the chemical history of a candle [electronic resource]: to which is added, a lecture on platinum (1865)
Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867, Crookes, William, 1832-1919 · London : Charles Griffin and Company · leaf 132
rce the air into this bottle, andwith it we will force in a certain number of 120 METHOD OP WEIGHING GASES. volumes of air as measured by the pump.[Twenty measures were pumped in.] We willshut that in, and put it in the balance. Seehow it sinks; it is much heavier than it was.By what? By the air… … Fig. 26. as to how much this air measures, here is a jarfull of water. We will open that copper vessel WEIGHT OF THE ATMOSPHERE. 121 into this jar, and let the air return to its formerstate. All I have to do now is to screw themtightly together, and to turn the taps, whenthere, you see, is the bulk…
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