A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... carbon dioxide in darkness , while non - green parts always give off carbon dioxide . This , with Priestley's work , was critically examined by Senebier ( 1742-1809 ) , a Swiss , who made careful and exhaustive experiments . He proved ...
... carbon dioxide in darkness , while non - green parts always give off carbon dioxide . This , with Priestley's work , was critically examined by Senebier ( 1742-1809 ) , a Swiss , who made careful and exhaustive experiments . He proved ...
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... carbon , carbonic oxide ( carbon monoxide ) and carbonic acid ( carbon dioxide ) ; the former he considered to be a binary compound of one atom of carbon and one of oxygen , and the other a ternary compound of one atom of carbon and two ...
... carbon , carbonic oxide ( carbon monoxide ) and carbonic acid ( carbon dioxide ) ; the former he considered to be a binary compound of one atom of carbon and one of oxygen , and the other a ternary compound of one atom of carbon and two ...
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... carbon dioxide contains one atom of carbon and two of oxygen . And since ( according to Dalton's reckon- ing ) the atomic weight of oxygen is 6.5 and that of carbon 5 , it is implicit in the formula that the composition of carbon ...
... carbon dioxide contains one atom of carbon and two of oxygen . And since ( according to Dalton's reckon- ing ) the atomic weight of oxygen is 6.5 and that of carbon 5 , it is implicit in the formula that the composition of carbon ...
Contents
GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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