384 report — 1865. 



Bottle No. 5. 

 Fixed at 9.15 a.m. 



Marked at 11.30 a.m. ; Therm. 64°-4 F. ; Barom. 30-15 inches. Contents 

 to marks 1975 cnb. centims. 



= 1867-5 cub. centims. at 0° Cent, and 700 millims. in 45 seconds. 

 622-5 



= 2490-0 cub. centims. per minute. 



Gas taken 219-498 ] Absorption 5-982=2-72 1 



After 10 minutes' contact with potash . . 213-516 L per cent, of carbonic 



After 10 minutes' longer contact 213-516 



After half-hour's contact with potassic 1 9 , „q 



pvrogallatc ) 



After another half-hour 212-69 



After addition of ah- 282-354] 



After explosion with oxyhydrogen gas. . 279-934 



After contact with potash 279-022 



After longer contact 279-022 



acid. 



Absorption -826 = -376 

 per cent, of oxygen. 



Contraction 2-42 = 1-1 



per cent, on the gas used. 



Absorption -912, showing 



the formation of -416 



per cent, of carbonic 



acid. 



Bottle No. 3. 

 Fixed at 1.10 p.m. 



Marked at 4 p.m. ; Therm. 65°-3 F. ; Barom. 30-04 inches. Contents to 

 marks 2000 cub. centims. 



= 1880 cub. centims. at 0° Cent, and 760 millims. in 50 seconds. 

 376 



= 2256 cub. centims. per minute. 



Bottle No. 6. 

 Fixed at 10.15 a.m. 



Marked at 1 p.m. ; Therm. 64°-l F. ; Barom. 30-15 inches. Contents to 

 marks 2325 cub. centims. 



bs= 2200 cub. centims. at 0° Cent, and 760 millims. in 70 seconds. 

 814 



= 1886 cub. centims. per minute. 

 Two or three small bubbles of air entered this bottle on opening. 



Bottle No. 7. 

 Fixed at 2.15 p.m. 



Marked at 4-45 p.m. ; Therm. 64°-3 F. ; Barom. 30-15 inches. Contents 

 to marks 2150 cub. centims. 



= 2016 cub. centims. at 0° Cent, and 760 millims. in 55 seconds. 

 183 



= 2199 cub. centims. per minute. 

 A few bubbles of air entered on opening. 



Bottle No. 8. 



Fixed at 5 p.m. 



Marked at 10 o'clock next morning ; Therm. 66° F. ; Barom. 30-125 inches. 

 Contents to marks 1895 cub. centims. = 1784 at 0° Cent, and 700 millims. 

 in 60 seconds. 



