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 408
propor*tion of two volumes of the former to one volume of the latter. Nowif these two gases be mixed in this proportion, and an electricalspark be passed through the mixture, the gases instantly unite andform water. Moreover, the combination takes place with a brilliantflash of light and a loud… … Fig. 26T. It consists of a small copper cannon mounted on a stemof glass. In the vent of the cannon is a tube of glass,through which passes a copper wire. This wire terminatesexternally in a ball, and internally it terminates near themetal of the cannon without touchinp- it. The whole com-municates…
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