ALTiMANN'S THERMO-EEGULATOR 



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the ether vaporises and causes the mercury to rise, so as 

 more and more to close the obHquely-cut tube until only 

 the lateral hole remains open, and the discharge of gas is 

 reduced to the minimum amount. If the temperature falls, 

 the mixture of alcohol and ether again contracts, the mer- 

 cury sinks, the supply of gas increases, and the temperature 

 of the water rises once more. 



Gartner's thermo-regulator. — Gartner has constructed a 

 thermo-regulator which, instead of a safety-aperture, pos- 



Apertiire of exib 



Aperture of entrance 



Regulating screw 



Mercury vessel 



Fig. 13.— Al'I'maxn's Thermo-uegulatoh. 



sesses a bj^-road for the gas, consisting of a rubber gas- 

 tube, compressible by means of a screw, to prevent the 

 minimum flame, which must still burn even when the 

 regulator proper has completely shut off the gas- supply, 

 from proving too large if the pressure of gas increases. 



Altmann's thermo-regulator. — The thermo-regulator of 

 Altmann is constructed on Gartner's principle, being pro- 

 vided with a horizontal tube which can be closed by a tap. 



