Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 228
ical union is always attended by the development ofheat, not always by light, because the union varies in inten-sity and quickness. But when a candle is burning we canstudy all the interesting phenomena of combustion. Wehave elsewhere spoken of Heat and Light, so we needonly refer the readers to… … Gas evolved from flame. visible combustion takes place we see light. Invisiblecombustion goes on in our bodies, and we feel heat; whenwe get cold we feed the fire by eating, or blow it byexercise and air in our lungs. We shall speak, however, of combustion now as it affectsus in daily life ; our…
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