Letters on natural magic, addressed to Sir Walter Scott (1832)
Brewster, David, 1781-1868 · London : John Murray · leaf 340
, in the same manner as the minutely divided charcoal acted upon common air. Heat and combustion were produced by the absorption of both gases, though in the one case the effect was instantaneous, and in the other was the result of a prolonged absorption. This beautiful property of spongy platinum… … glass, fitting tightly into another glass globe C D by a ground shoulder m n. The globe A B termi-
Scientific recreations · Magic
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