Perkins, Henry, 1803-1889, publisher, Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, printer, McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · Philadelphia : H. Perkins, 134 Chestnut Street · leaf 111
easily explained. When the water in the kettlebegins to boil, the spout being cooler than the steam issuing fromit, a portion of that steam is condensed. As more steam escapes,the metal soon becomes as hot as the steam, will no longer con-dense it, and the spout becomes dry. By this time the…
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