Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 234
OXYGEN. 67. light.) Oxygen then, we see, is a great supporter of com-bustion, though not a combustible itself as coal is. Whenthe chemical union of oxygen with another substance isvery rapid an explosion takes place. Oxidation occurs in various ways. Besides thosealready mentioned, all verdigris… … The generation of oxygen from oxide of manganese and potash. M. Boussingault, who passed the gas upon a substance ata certain temperature, and released it at a higher. Theillustration on page 69 will show the way in which theexperiment was performed. Boussingault permitted a thin stream of water to…
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