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©f Glafs inTAB.Fig. r. AB, with an Hole in the Mid- 
dle C, which communicated by a Glafs Pipe C D, with 
a Glafs Receiver E E F, which flood underneath the 
Plate AB. U pon the Plate A B flood a malfy Golden 
tfripusy fuftaining a Bafon, about four Inches Dia- 
meter G H, having within it another fmaller one 
I K, of the fame Mfctal, about two Inches and a half 
Diameter 5 this was heated a little: He then took 
fmall Pieces of Phofphoruscmt of a Bafon of Wa- 
ter, which he foak’d up' with brown Paper, fo that 
the Pbofphorus might be quite dry, which he put 
into a Spoon, and flung it into the fmaller Golden 
Bafon I K ; where it immediately took E’ire : Then 
he lower’d down a large Glafs Bell LMO, of about 
eighteen Inches Diameter, and containing three quar- 
ters of a Sphere ; the Rim LM being exaftly ground 
to fit clofe on the Plate of the Glafs A B. This 
Glafs Bell was fufpended by a Wooden Circle PQ.PQj, 
to which were faften’d four Cords, that united into 
one Knot at R,. and from thence went a Rope over a 
Pulley S, in the Crown of the Machine, and coming 
down by the Side of one of the Pillars, ferved to raife 
up or let down the Bell. 
At the firft firing of the Phofpkorus, the whole 
Bell appeared Luminous, and full of Flame for a 
few Minutes : When the Deflagration of the firft 
Spoonful was over, he flung in another, and fo on, 
’till there were two Ounces of Phafphorus confir- 
med, from which were fublimed a large Q_uantity 
of Flores into the Bell, and fome fell down upon 
the concave Glafs A B. The Bell at firft felt cold, . 
and never grew more than moderately warm. As 
the Flores began to cover the Infide of the Bell to 
fome 
