A treatise on the Bath waters / George Smith Gibbes.

  • George Smith Gibbes
Date:
1800
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on the Bath waters / George Smith Gibbes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A measure of this gas was added to a mea- sure of nitrous gas, and a very trifling ab- sorption took place ; I mixed a larger quan- tity of it with nitrous gas, and a very trifling discolouration took place. The same quan- tity of atmospheric air, and the same nitrous gas, were united together, and very red fumes immediately appeared. Into a vessel full of this air I poured some fresh lime water; on agitation the lime water became turbid and of a milk white colour. A small portion of this air was absorbed by water. A burning body was extinguished when placed in the remain- ing air. On mixing it with atmospheric air, and exposing it to the flame of a taper, there was not the slightest detonation. These ex- periments were frequently repeated with the same results, and the air was taken from the Baths at different periods of time. If the experiments of M. Girtanner should be confirmed by future observations, many difficulties may be removed, which now op- pose an accurate knowledge of the manner whereby azote is here produced. It results
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