 Cavendish ascertained the weight and other properties of inflammable air, determining it to be at least seven times lighter than common air. Soon after which, it occurred to Dr. Black, that, perhaps a thin bag filled with inflammable air might be buoyed...  The British Critic - Page 131795Full view - About this book
 | George Adams - 1794 - 606 pages
...afccrtaincd the weight and other properties of inflammable air, determining it to be at leaft feven times lighter than common air. Soon after which it...profccuting the experiment. The fame thought occurred fome years afterwards to Mr. Cavallo ; and he has the honour of being the firft who made experiments... | |
 | George Adams - 1794 - 540 pages
...afcertained the weight and other properties of inflammable air, determining it to be at leaft feven times lighter than common air. Soon after which it...atmofphere, and he thought of having the allantois of a caif prepared for this purpofe ; but his other avocations prevented him from pro*fecuting the experiment.... | |
 | 1795 - 768 pages
...afcertained the weight and other properties of inflammable air, determining ir to be at loaft liven times lighter than common air. Soon after which it...filled with inflammable air, might be buoyed up by tlie common atmofphere, and he thought of having the ailan'ois of a calf prepared for this purpole... | |
 | Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - 1817 - 928 pages
...ascertained the weight and other properties of inflammable air, determining it to be at least seven times lighter than common air. Soon after which, it...with inflammable air might be buoyed up by the common atmosphere; and he thought of having the allantois of a calf prepared for this purpose: but his other... | |
 | John Imison - 1822 - 528 pages
...that, perhaps, a thin bag, filled with inflammable air, might be buoyed up by the common atmosphere, and he thought of having the allantois of a calf prepared for this purpose; but his other avocations prevented him from prosecuting the experiment. The same thought occurred,... | |
 | Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - 1825 - 892 pages
...determining it to be at least seven times lighter than common air. Soon after which, it occurred to £)r. Black, that, perhaps a thin bag filled with inflammable air, might be buoyed up by the common atmosphere; and he thought of having the allantois of a €alf prepared for this purpose; but his other... | |
 | 1827 - 600 pages
...ascertained the weight and other properties of inflammable air, determining it to he at least seven times lighter than common air. Soon after which it...inflammable air, might be buoyed up by the common atmosphere, and he thought of having the allantois of a calf lor this purpose ; but his other avocations... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1827 - 588 pages
...ascertained the weight and other properties of inflammable air, determining it to lie at least seven times lighter than common air. Soon after which it...inflammable air, might be buoyed up by the common atmosphere, and he thought of having the allantois of a calf for this purpose ; but his other avocations... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1844 - 514 pages
...ascertained the weight and other properties of inflammable air, determining it to be at least seven times lighter than common air. Soon after which, it...with inflammable air might be buoyed up by the common atmosphere ! and he thought of having the allantois of a calf prepared for this purpose ; but his other... | |
 | 1846 - 624 pages
...and other properties of this gas, determining it to be at least seven times lighter than atmospheric air. Soon after which it occurred to Dr. Black that perhaps a thin bag filled with hydrogen gas might be buoyed up by the common atmosphere." I hope I have now illustrated sufficiently... | |
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