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Illustrations of the theory and practice of ventilation : with remarks on warming, exclusive lighting, and the communication of sound (1844)

Reid, D. B. (David Boswell), 1805-1863 · London : Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans · leaf 281

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efore,so promptly indicate a gradually deteriorating atmosphere; thenature of the gas burner used also affects the duration of theflame in vitiated air. The reason of this peculiarity in gas isabundantly obvious on considering that an ordinary gas-lamp isprovided with gas already formed by the… … of vitiated air from lamps, candles, or gas-lights may be traced.All vitiated air from oil-lamps, or other lights, if not constrained EXCLUSIVE LIGHTING. 257 in its movements by any local current, passes directly towardsthe ceiling of the apartment in which they are placed, recoilingor descending…

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