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nc ¢ The inflammable air put with 
icnwethe walnut-leaves feemed to be cor- 
ny rected fo much as to appear, by 
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ficaria 
the nitrous teft, better than’ the 
common air was at the time; for 
one meafure of it with one of 
Nitrous air occupied 1.03 ; whereas 
one meafure of common air with | 
one of nitrous air occupied 1.05. 
is inflammable air gave the fol- 
owil rei by Abbé Fontana’s 
teft, 1-015; 2.1653 3.16. 
Having filled a cylindrical jar 
With this air, I found it explode 
with an tncommon loud. report, 
which farprizéd me not a little, 
and gave me fome apprehenfion 
that they ‘nitrous teft might fail in 
fome i inftances, ‘The inflammable 
‘air let up in the jar with the Per- 
rae 
@ urens gave the fo! 
eet “one meafure of i it with pee 
< nitrous 
