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Alum Solution - Nature
Nature· 23 hours agoONE frequently reads, in accounts of experiments on the physical or chemical action of luminous rays, that a solution of alum has been used to absorb obscure heat radiations. An instance of ...
Notes of Demonstrations on Physiological Chemistry - Nature
Nature· 23 hours agoThe effect will be to educate one-sided men, and to stifle all craving for further information. The only way to avoid this catastrophe is to recommend the use of a really good book, so that ...
Valve Motions of Engines - Nature
Nature· 24 hours agoENGINEERS want a diagram which for any position of the main crank of a steam engine (the angle θ which it makes with the inner dead point being given) shows at once, with sufficient accuracy ...
Gleanings from the Reports Concerning the Eruption of Krakatoa - Nature
Nature· 1 day agoI DO not propose to give here an abstract of all the reports which I have gathered, but I only wish to state some important data which might be useful to those who wish to become acquainted ...
Earthquake in the Western Riviera - Nature
Nature· 1 day agoAN interesting fact in connexion with the late disastrous earthquake which did such damage along the Western Riviera of Liguria on the morning of February 23 last, and with which I only lately ...
[Obituary] - Nature
Nature· 1 day agoSeized on January 12 with influenza while on his way home from the Museum, he succumbed to its effects within four days, on the evening of January 16. Mr. Hadrill first took service with the ...
[Book Reviews] - Nature
Nature· 1 day agoIn the explanatory part he discusses the questions relating to inorganic evolution and to the origin of life and life-forms, and sets forth in logical order the arguments which are held to establish ...
Koch's Gelatine Process for the Examination of Drinking Water - Nature
Nature· 1 day agoIn the first place, I would point out that in making the statements referred to by Mr. Scudder, I did so with the full cognisance of the late Dr. Angus Smith's work as published by him in his ...
The Iron and Steel Institute - Nature
Nature· 1 day agoTHE annual general meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute was held last week in London, commencing on Thursday, the 7th inst., and continuing over the following day. From the Report of the ...
Becquerel and Lippmann's Colour Photographs - Nature
Nature· 1 day agoBecquerel about 1850, have long been known and have always appeared to be very mysterious to those who have repeated the experiments. When Prof. Lippmann's success with the interferential method ...
