Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 292
other respects, and thusclassification and divisionbecome easier. The fusi-bility of metals is of a verywide range, rising from atemperature below zero tothe highest heat obtainablein the blow-pipe, and eventhen in the case of osmiumthere is a difficulty. Whilethere can be no questionthat certain… … Specific Gravity is the relation which the weight ofsubstance bears to the weight of an equal volume of water,as already pointed out in Phvsics. The specific gravitiesof the metals vary very much, as will be seen from thetable following—water being, as usual, taken as i :— 126 CHEMISTRY. Aluminium…
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