. The complete works of Count Rumford. Science; Gunnery; Heat; Fireplaces; Kitchen utensils; Photometry; Food; Charities. EXPERIMENTS ON THE. PRODUCTION OF AIR FROM WATER, EXPOSED WITH VARIOUS SUBSTANCES TO THE ACTION OF LIGHT. VARIOUS opinions having been entertained with respect to the origin of the air produced by expos- ing healthy vegetables in water to the action of the sun's rays, according to the method of Dr. Ingen-Housz, and not being myself thoroughly satisfied with any of the theories proposed for explaining the phaenomena, I made the following experiments with a view to throwing s
. The complete works of Count Rumford. Science; Gunnery; Heat; Fireplaces; Kitchen utensils; Photometry; Food; Charities. EXPERIMENTS ON THE. PRODUCTION OF AIR FROM WATER, EXPOSED WITH VARIOUS SUBSTANCES TO THE ACTION OF LIGHT. VARIOUS opinions having been entertained with respect to the origin of the air produced by expos- ing healthy vegetables in water to the action of the sun's rays, according to the method of Dr. Ingen-Housz, and not being myself thoroughly satisfied with any of the theories proposed for explaining the phaenomena, I made the following experiments with a view to throwing some new light upon that subject. Having found by accident that raw silk possesses a power of attracting and separating air from water in great abundance when exposed in it to the action of light, it occurred to me to examine the properties of this air, and to consider more attentively the circumstances at- tending its production, thinking that this might possibly lead to some further discoveries, relative to the produc- tion of the air yielded by water, under other circum- stances ; and though my success in these inquiries has not been equal to my wishes, yet, as in the course of my researches I have discovered some facts which I take to be new, and as I have confirmed others already known by a variety of new experiments, I flatter myself that an account of my labours upon this subject will not be thought altogether Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Boston
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