Air and rain : the beginnings of a chemical climatology / by Robert Angus Smith.

  • Smith, Robert Angus, 1817-1884.
Date:
1872
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Credit: Air and rain : the beginnings of a chemical climatology / by Robert Angus Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. AIR : . Purport of the enquiries . Gases of the atmosphere . Oxygen in various places Air of impure places Air of London Oxygen of the air in wet and dry foggy weather In dwelling rooms, &c. In cowhouses and stables On Hills . Scotland . Switzerland Carbonic acid of the atmosphere Switzerland Spain Manchester and London . Carbonic acid in Scotland In Hospitals Combustion of the carbon Mode of reading the numbers The air of mines Gases Method of analysis Measure of the accnracy of the analyses Analyses, published in 1864 Summary of the analyses General impurities of the air of mines, and calculation extent Amount of carbonic acid from breathing Amount of carbonic acid from candles Powder smoke Solid impurities in the air of mines Air of confined places The lead chamber Bad air and the sensations Heated air in close places . of PAGE 1 3 12 16 24 30 32 33 34 35 37 39 42 45 47 49-57 58 63 69 71 73 73 82 87 90 106 107 110 110 111 122 130 130 134