A very volatile and saline piercing Liquor being dropped upon filings of Steel, the Mix∣ture grew hot, and emitted out of the Vial it was contained in, very fetid steams, which would kindle at the flame of a Candle, and continue to burn a good while; where we convey'd it into our Receiver, and upon the first Exsuction of Air it flamed brisker than before; and like∣wise upon the second and third; but after it went out, it would not be kindled again, tho' the Air was let in upon it.
The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., epitomiz'd by Richard Boulton ... ; illustrated with copper plates.
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- Title
- The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., epitomiz'd by Richard Boulton ... ; illustrated with copper plates.
- Author
- Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for J. Phillips ... and J. Taylor ...,
- 1699-1700.
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- Physics -- Early works to 1800.
- Chemistry -- Early works to 1800.
- Medicine -- 15th-18th centuries.
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"The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., epitomiz'd by Richard Boulton ... ; illustrated with copper plates." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A28936.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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EXPERIMENT III.