Note 58 — PART XV.
Reading edition
Dr. W. Henry’s experiments gave the following result:—100 cubic inches of carburetted hydrogen from coal, require, for burning, 220 cubic inches of oxigen, and produce 100 cubic inches of carbonic acid—100 cubic inches of carburetted hydrogen gas procured from lamp oil, require 190 cubic inches of oxigen, and produce 124 cubic inches of carbonic acid,—100 cubic inches of carburetted hydrogen obtained from wax, require 280 cubic inches of oxigen, and produce 137 cubic inches of carbonic acid.