Davis's manual of magnetism : including galvanism, magnetism, electro-magnetism, electro-dynamics, magneto-electricity, and thermo-electricity (1854)
Davis, Daniel · Boston : Palmer and Hall · leaf 59
thesewires, to collect any gas whichis evolved; it passes through acork, fitting the mouth of the cellwith sufficient tightness to allowthe tube to be filled with theliquid by merely inverting theinstrument. The cell, being part*ly filled with acidulated water,and the tube, wholly full, con-nect… … G A LVANO — DECOMPOSITION. 43 moved and the mixed gases exploded by holdingits mouth to a flame. 65. By having two glass tubes, O and H, passedthrough a cork, so that one of them may be invertedover each wire, as shown in the cut, where p p are theplatinum wires, the gases may be obtained…
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