842 EXPERIMENTS ON THE RELATION 
gen; as also, a bulk nearly equal of an olefiant gas explosive 
mixture, without any unpleasant concussion or noise ; so com- 
pletely does the air-chamber abate the expansive violence, as 
~ well as the loudness of the report. Projection of the mercury, 
or displacement of the gas, is obviously impossible.. . 
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