Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 271
ves. In the Grotto Del Cane there is still an example,and certain caves of Montronge are often filled with thegas. A lighted taper held in the hand will, by its ex-tinction, give the necessary warning. Oxygen and carbonare condensed in carbonic acid, for the gas contains avolume of oxygen equal to… … Experiment with carbonic acid. periment, that if the stop-cock be opened, there is noescape of gas, and yet the mercury does not rise in thetube, so the oxygen absorbed has been replaced by anequal volume of carbonic acid. The other combination of carbon with oxygen is thecarbonic oxide (CO), and…
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