Experimental observations, and improvements in apparatus and manipulation : with theoretical suggestions respecting the causes of tornadoes, falling stars, and the Aurora borealis (1836)
Hare, Robert, 1781-1858 · Philadelphia, Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Brother · leaf 71
55 APPARATUS, OR MANIPULATION. CULINARY PARADOX, OR EBULLITION BY COLD. … being supported as represented in the figure. Under these circum¬ stances, the mercury rises as the temperature of the water declines, indicating the consequent diminution of pressure within the bulb. Meanwhile, the decline of pressure lowering the boiling point of the water, the ebullition…
University of Pennsylvania. Department of Medicine · Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Design and construction · Acids · Chemistry · Whirlwinds
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