Introductory course of natural philosophy for the use of schools and academies. Ed. from Ganot's popular physics. By William G. Peck (1869)
Ganot, Adolphe, 1804-1887, Peck, William Guy, 1820-1892 · New York A.S. Barnes · leaf 136
ght willgrow dim, and finally will goout entirely. If an animal orbird be placed under the re-ceiver, and the air exhausted, itwill struggle and soon die. Thisexperiment is shown in Fig. 90. Animals and birds die a?soon as they are placed in avacuum; reptiles support lifelonger when deprived of… … Preservation of Food in a Vacuum. 128. It has been discovered that articles of food which wouldsoon perish if exposed to the air. may be preserved fresh for a longtime if kept in a vacuum. If fruits, vegetables, and the like, be placed in a bottle withwater, and then heated gradually till…
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