Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 247
ong more to the study of Meteorology. Rain-water is the purest, as we have said, because itgoes through the process of distillation by nature. Thesua takes it up, by evaporation, into the air, where it iscondensed, and falls as rain-water. Water containingcarbonate of lime will petrify or harden,… … StalacuLe Cavern. many salts; its composition is as follows, according toDr. Schwertzer, of Brighton :— Water . . 96474372 grs Chloride of sodium (salt) . 2805948 , Chloride of potassium 076552 , Chloride of magnesium 3-66658 , Brorriide of magnesium 0-02929 Sulphate of magnesia 229578 . Sulphate…
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