Elementary treatise on physics experimental and applied for the use of colleges and schools (1890)
Ganot, A. (Adolphe), 1804-1887, Atkinson, E. (Edmund) · New York : W. Wood · leaf 369
381] Apparatus to Liquefy and Solidify Gases. 351 cold as might be expected. This arises from the imperfect contact. But ifthe soHd be mixed with ether the cold produced is so intense that when alittle is placed on the skin all the effects of a severe burn are produced. Amixture of these two… … Fig. 34S. The most remarkable liquefaction obtained by this apparatus is that ofnitrous oxide. The gas once liquefied only evaporates slowly, and producesa temperature of 88° below zero. Mercury placed in it in small quantitiesinstantly solidifies. The same is the case with water ; it must be…
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