REPORT ON THE COMPOSITION OF OCEAN-WATER. 
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kilogramme of sea-water analysed.” y stands for the “ chlorine,” meaning total halogen 
calculated as chlorine ; L for the crude lime, corrected only for the filter-asli ; L 0 for the 
pure lime, fully corrected ; r 0 for the probable error of a mean value. 
Mixed Water I. ; from depths of 50 fathoms or less. 
Series of 
Analyses. 
x = 19-644. 
L 0 -^L. 
(L 0 ^ x )loo. 
L. 
L 0 . 
(1) 
0-6676 
0-5918 
0-8864 
3-0126 
(2) * 
0 6740 
0-5930 
0-8798 
3-0187 
(3) 
0-6732 
0-5928 
0-8806 
3-0177 
(4) 
. 0-6768 
0-5934 
0-8768 
3-0208 
Mean, . . 
0-59275 
3-0175 
A= • 
±0-0012 
Mixed Water II. ; from depths between 300 and 1000 fathoms. 
Series of 
Analyses. 
x = 19-332. 
L 0 -i-L. 
(Lo-x)lOO. 
L. 
L„. 
(1) 
0-6654 
0-5850 
0-8792 
3-0261 
(2)* 
0-7688 
0-5858 
0-7620 
3-0302 
(3) 
0-6656 
0-5862 
0-8808 
3-0323 
(4) 
0-6710 
0-5860 
0-8733 
3-0312 
Mean, . . 
0-58575 
3-02995 
y o = • 
±0-0014 
In the second series the crude oxalates stood for four days before being filtered. 
