The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1996 - Science |
Contents
Decomposition of Water shown by the Gas Microscope | 14 |
Adcocks New Mode of Raising Water | 35 |
Electricity of Steam | 132 |
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