waAtT 
Water, currents in, A. W. Carson 
on, xxix, 340.f 
, decomposition of, C. Des- 
pretz, xx, 186. 
, see Oceanic. 
——, by galvanism, xix, 383. 
5 , by magnetic electr ical 
fanehinees XXxill, 21'7.f 
; , by atmospheric elec- 
tricity, xx, 179. 
9 
————— 
’ 
: ; and common 
electricity, xxi, 368. 
; , by chlorine in the sun’s 
rays, xlix, 348.f 
, apparatus for illustrating de- 
composition and recomposition of, 
R. Hare, xxxviii, 336.f 
—, density of, maximum, xvi, 
265; xxii, 891; xxvill, 857. 
, discharge of a jet of, in wa- 
ter, xxi, 379. 
, evaporation of, xv, 180. 
——, ——, under electric insula- 
tion, xlvi, 190. 
, filtering tek domestic purpo- 
aug, O06) 172.f 
, freezing, sparks emitted by, 
xxvi, 178. 
, , apparatus for, with sul- 
phuric acid, R. Hare, xxvii, 132.f 
, formation of, by compound 
blowpipe, iti, 91. 
, hard, solvent power of, xxi, 
150. 
, heating of, LE. Emmons, xviii, 
371. 
, impurities of, how precipita- 
ted, xxvill, 150. 
‘ in rain, xv, 185. 
, medicinal, on the preparation 
of, W. Meade, xxii, 126, 330. 
, mineral, see Springs. 
, oxygenized, il, 369. 
—, » preparation by L. J. 
Thenard, xxiii, 382. 
——., pressure of, at great depths, 
L. Vanuxem, xiv, 194. 
, purification of, xxviil, 150. 
, rain, nitric acid in, xv, 181. 
, Solvent power of hard, xxi, 
150. 
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278 
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Water, temperature of, low in red 
hot vessels or surfaces highly 
heated, xix, 381. 
— —, low and non-ebullition 
ae ibid, oa. 180. 
> — ibid, remarks 
on, Le Chevalier, xxii, 384. 
, transporting power of, H. D. 
Rogers, xvii, 275. 
and air support vegetation, iil, 
372. é 
, Vibration of glass producing 
a movement in, xxx, 192. 
, mode of access to volcanic 
fires, G. Bischof, xxxvi, 248, 262. 
in Indiana, character of, J. T. 
Plummer, xliv, 306. 
of Mediterranean, density at 
different depths, xvii, 364. 
of the British Channel, analy- 
sis of, xxxvill, 12. 
of the spouting fountain of 
Uncino, kingdom of Naples, with 
analysis, xxv, 194. 
of the Black Sea, analysis of, 
xx, 188. 
of the Dead Sea, analysis of, 
B. Silliman, Jr., x\viii, 10. 
, sea, near Brighton, analysis 
of, G. Schweitzer, xxxviil, 12. 
of the Rio Vinagre, analysis 
of, Boussingault, xxiv, 149. 
in wells, temperature of, see 
under Temperature. 
, ocean, see Ocean and Sea- 
water. 
Water-burner, patent, vii, 141. 
Water-cement in N. York, ili, 280 ; 
Xxxvi, 45; xxxix, 96; xlvi, 29. 
of Southington, Ct., xiii, 382. 
in the Appalachian chain, 
Xxxvil, 381. 
, rock for, near Quebec, F. H. 
Baddely, xxviii, 113, 367. 
Water-cresses, dangerous 
among, xix, 191. 
Water-fall, see Falls. 
Water-spouts, remarks on, v, 135. 
, causes of, X. de Maistre, 
plant 
xxv, 47.f 
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