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 92
nd the carbonic acid which the air maycontain. The accompanying phials (Fig. 24) represent thevaried appearances shewn, after the action of the test, accord-ing to the quantity of carbonic acid present. The manner inwhich air is occasionally drawn through a minute quantity ofbarytic water, by means… … A and in schools, a small portion placed in any glass is sufficient.But, in other cases, the annexed forms of an instrument I havetermed the carbonometer has been used, which enabled the ex-periment to be made with definite quantities of air. The ope-rator soon acquires sufficient experience to…
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