 ... buried in the earth, exposed to moisture, and partially or entirely excluded from the air, they decompose slowly and evolve carbonic acid gas, thus parting with a portion of their original oxygen. By this means, they become gradually converted into...  The Calcutta Review - Side 2311849Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1845 - 354 sider
...of their original oxygen. By this means, they become gradually converted into lignite or wood-coal, which contains a larger proportion of hydrogen than...According to Bischoff, the inflammable gases which are always escaping from mineral coal, and are so often the cause of fatal accidents in mines, always... | |
 | 1845 - 732 sider
...of their original oxygen. By this means, they become gradually converted into lignite or wood-coal, which contains a larger proportion of hydrogen than...discharge of carburetted hydrogen, or the gas by which we illumine our streets and houses. According to BischofT, the inflammable gasses which are always escaping... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1845 - 280 sider
...of their original oxygen. By this means, they become gradually converted into lignite or wood-coal, which contains a larger proportion of hydrogen than...common or bituminous coal, chiefly by the discharge of carburettcd hydrogen, or the gas by which we illumine our streets and houses. According to Bischoff,... | |
 | Samuel Sidwell Randall - 1846 - 216 sider
...of their original oxygen. By this means, they become gradually converted into lignite, or wood-coal, which contains a larger proportion of hydrogen than...discharge of carburetted hydrogen, or the gas by which we illumine our streets and houses. According to Bischoff, the inflammable gases which are always escaping... | |
 | Caroline Frances Cornwallis - 1848 - 186 sider
...contains a larger proportion of hydrogen than is found in wood. A continuance of decomposition changes the lignite into common or bituminous coal, chiefly by the discharge of carburetted hydrogen (coal gas). The inflammable gases which are always escaping from mineral coal, contain carbonic acid,... | |
 | 1849 - 620 sider
...per cent, of bitumen, thus becoming a genuine anthracite. " It appears from the researches of Liebig and other eminent chemists, that when wood and vegetable..."According to Bischoff, the inflammable gases, which are always escaping from mineral coal, and are so often the causes of fatal accidents in mines, always... | |
 | 1849 - 1230 sider
...they decompose slowly, and evolve ' carbonic acid gas, thus parting with a portion of their origi' nal oxygen. " By this means, they become gradually converted...According to BischofF, the inflammable gases, which are always escaping from mineral coal, and are so often the causes of fatal accidents in mines, always... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1851 - 602 sider
...of their original oxygen. By this means, they become gradually converted into lignite or wood-coal, which contains a larger proportion of hydrogen than...According to Bischoff, the inflammable gases which are always escaping from mineral coal, and are so often the cause of fatal accidents in mines, always... | |
 | Rosina Maria Zornlin - 1852 - 418 sider
...'It appears, from the researches of Liebig and other eminent chemists,' observes Sir Charles Lyell, ' that when wood and vegetable matter are buried in...we illuminate our streets and houses. According to Bisehoff, the inflammable gases which are always escaping from mineral coal, and are so often the cause... | |
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