Reynolds, Osborne, 1842-1912, Brightmore, Arthur William, 1864-, Moorby, William Henry, 1872- · Cambridge [Eng.] The University Press · leaf 322
inch, wassuspended in a test tube 1 inch in diameter and 7 inches long. The tubewas closed with an india-rubber cork, through which passed a small glass tubeto allow of exhaustion; this tube was connected with the vacuum gauge andthe mercury pump, also with drying tubes for admitting dry air or… … Fig. 13. The apparatus as arranged is shown in fig. 13. The tube having been dried was filled with dry air at the pressure of theatmosphere. A hot body was then brought near it. In order to secure uniformity in the hot body, a test tube filled withboiling water was placed on a stand, which stand…
