Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 232
Oxygen from oxide of mercury. ninths of its weight of water. It is a gas without tasteor colour. Oxygen was discovered by Priestley andScheele, in 1774, independently of each other. Oxygen can be procured from the oxides of the metals,particularly from gold, silver, and platinum. The noblemetals…
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