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  MR 
  T. 
  H. 
  ROWNEY 
  ON 
  A 
  NEW 
  SOURCE 
  FOR 
  OBTAINING 
  CAPRIC 
  ACID. 
  

  

  ficient 
  substance 
  for 
  one 
  combustion. 
  For 
  analysis 
  it 
  was 
  dried 
  in 
  vacuo 
  over 
  

   sulphuric 
  acid, 
  and 
  the 
  combustion 
  was 
  made 
  with 
  oxide 
  of 
  copper. 
  

  

  {•2088 
  grammes 
  of 
  substance 
  gave 
  

   •5407 
  ... 
  of 
  carbonic 
  acid, 
  and 
  

   •2287 
  ... 
  of 
  water. 
  

  

  The 
  numbers 
  correspond 
  to 
  the 
  formula 
  C 
  20 
  H 
  2] 
  2 
  N, 
  which 
  requires 
  C 
  7017, 
  

   H 
  12-28. 
  The 
  numbers 
  obtained 
  are 
  C 
  70-62, 
  H 
  12-17. 
  

  

  