CAPTAIN NOBLE AND MR. E. A. ABEL ON FIRED GUNPOWDER. 
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Experiment 1 . — 90'719 grms. R L. G., density =■!. 
From analysis of solids 
33 33 
3 3 33 
gas . 
mean 
Calculated solid 
products. 
grms. 
52-256 
51-565 
51-910 
Calculated gaseous 
products, 
grms. 
38- 463 
39- 154 
38-809 
Elements in— 
K. 
C. 
s. 
H. 
0 . 
N. 
Remarks. 
Gaseous state .... 
7"648 
1-421 
•149 
18-698 
10-894 
Solid state. 
26-113 
2-747 
6"774 
•003 
16-222 
■051 
Total found .... 
26-113 
10-395 
8-195 
•152 
34-920 
10-945 
1st analysis of powder 
Originally in powder 
26-299 
9-852 
9-344 
•490 
34-698 
11-149 
top of barrel. 
Difference. 
-•186 
+ '543 
-1-149 
-•338 
+ ■222 
-■204 
Oxygen in hyposulphite, 2"665 grms. 
Experiment 3.—190-538 grms. R L. G., density =•2. 
Calculated solid 
Calculated gaseous 
products. 
products. 
grms. 
grms. 
From analysis 
of solids . 
. . 108-556 
81-982 
33 3 3 
gas . . 
. . 109-503 
81-035 
3 3 3 3 
mean 
. . 109-030 
81-508 
Elements in— 
K. 
C. 
S. 
H. 
O. 
X. 
Remarks. 
Gaseous state .... 
t , 
16-256 
2-669 
•289 
39-397 
22 896 
Solid state. 
55-479 
5-222 
16-191 
•005 
32-037 
•100 
1st analysis. 
Total found .... 
55-479 
21-478 
18-860 
•294 
71-434 
22-996 
Originally in powder 
55-237 
20-692 
19-625 
1-029 
72-559 
22-169 
Difference. 
+ -242 
+ •786 
— •765 
-•735 
-1-125 
+ '82/ 
Oxygen in hyposulphite, l - 580 grms, 
