New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-30
SCIENCE

NEW Discoveries IN PHYSICS AEt 0nfacftf--SPEC-
TRUM AYALYsIs-EBw MICROSCOPIC WoNDEgs-
ELECTRICITY FROM HIAT-WHBkTsTOEE's BAT.
TERY-THR sPHYMOGRAPB-RAuwA CARS sELF-
HEATING.
SIMPLE MODE OF oBrANISG SOP. PROM Common
sAuTIhc ordinary process used Tor this purpose
sivs One far more simple aud economic has been recently
discovered II consists In psmpirg the oarbonc sed Oh
tsned by transmission Of atmospheric air through gnited
fae into Of which contains eQsiysIent OF com
salt equivalent Of carbonate OF megnesa. and
able Of resisting the required pressure Inc changes which
nesih becomes bcnbonae aud disoves IN the water The
SScS Of masnesa Which IL So sUoS a SeaI
Donate Of soda which preSpates belng inc results omod
will drive eff tho second action OF car bonie acid
from bcsl Donate OF soda changing to carbonate The
whole process lasts bat about quarter OF an hour aud tho
NAV he recovered BY evapoaing the solution oonrunins
cbode TO eyusss and raising the residue TO ieppe,a
below redces Seven hundred thousand tons OF soda
worth about five millions steng annually consumed IN
Great Brtain.
ELEcrRp1rY From HEAT CoSvERTIBnITY OF
FoRcr-n electricity win aord light and heat, 80 hea,
applied 10 various metals will give electricity Since See
beck 1922 found that electric current generated by
heating the junction Of dissimllr meta. themoeec
tiioity simply large abstract addition 10 TO oar knosl
edge without practical ysae until Nob found that the thermo
electric pile connected with gslysneter thermometer
Of wonderful delicacy But II sscertsined that ia
prnsry valus Of dynamic electricity wa, Wholly
moelectlic current Is due TO digaenes In Temperature
between the opposite faces Of the elements Of the pile
BE constructed powerful thoruO electric battery from
aloy r The positive metal Of copper sne a9d nickel and
for the negative mony ard bsmuh, ticfenepts q!
Ls battery arranged that their lower functions could
e es By Of e. ssy Th no, ss s S' one SS ,.s
clements equ.l 70 l35 OF Bemsen cell slx OF them
sufficient decoupOse water rapidly add melt hne pa
u1xrfre Thc ID
shown that the water used for cooling tie upper
nctons of tie couples much rapidly warmed when
Professor wheaose constructed sstrong chrome electric
Of Lii ttefy brilliant spark obtained and rlfnum
wire used Water wss decomPced and electro ba'ns done
In fact al The eacts obtained fam small Violate combiHa
ton rpFoccced With ease The electro motor force OF
ibis battery was ers 70 two 81 psne. cell ..ssn
10 play IN more important par than II has hhsro Done
srsanests IA W favor Like uiDdnils ero-slecric bat
tefes might be erected the county snd enapnnsy
cleans Of 1nshir which would % az wind s. Of the
a II his be what itors Of esrsI eonstany
Can we nor ui1e this with the electric battery
cary the @ q hs fugs at t
England not be dshesrtened by Anticipated destuton OF
| heat from the exhaustion Of her cod fields
oyIPARoUs GENERATION w AsrMALcULE-NEw
TEsrMoyI OF IHI MIcBoscoPEA lamns Of ruby'coiored
mica lying where upressions yelling peonads are Placed
VII invariably contract extremely at.scuaed film Of spps
reuy geenOd substance. the continuity Of which viii be
observed 10 bs nteit1pedy very fine particles OF apparently
.1oganic matter In every instance II this be MICROSCOPE
csy eIsned b, transmitted light interpotes no obstacle
10 the passage OF the reflected light through ~ tleIe
fore TOO transparent disclose BY tbs mode OF nation.
any ovod germs Of minute animal Ne such as have been as
serted bv Pscssr Neges and Others TO DO floating in
he assertion I'm which they base their oejec
ons 10 hs theory Of sosss g and
Opaque support and examined BY t incident rom ssn
i've MOO, tbe mica the mlnute possible portion Of oil the
edlecon tie surface viii be sem win me most perfect
dGea. Upon III, sss We hSs CD. Of The s.d
os Of Pscsur but hitherto without sncccss by TINS mode
s0obs b1t hot any single osrum existing the atmosphere
IN dstingushed We consider Paealrs assumption 10 10
cut By any ground Of support.
ADDITIONAL sUPPosrTos RELATING TO OZONE
II Platinum black {. INTRODUCED into strong solution OF
chlorine in water the latter win decomdosed hydrochore
d being formed and oxygen evolved Schonben supposes
that the planam deconposes tbs solution OF chlorine oene
compound Of rwium acid ana OXYGEN the latter pei1s
evolved because !oi lis becoming incapable OF renann
Combination on account OF Its casing 10 DO ozone Ibs
metal has the same eject Is CERTAIN on GcnEsd Of
ntemperature Of J2o fehrenbest renuefins Hi"SsPaD
acting i0diltG starch paper
A SUBSTITUTE FOR THB LrsR IN THE DRUMMosp
piece of the chloride Of nsgnesa is placed upon
ppor Of fecrt carbon In the oxybyoga hame Ihe chor
de decompcses and leaves spoDgy oxide which raised 70
ineandescence and giyes very ornhnt nf.S m sr
"a m lime Light In 6liancy and exceeds IN actVe power
ANAN0slE AND LOSS OF Mbhohi-A" 0nv 'oie"'
wears Of observation have convinced d. Lhche 'hA' 70"
can contippe 70 consume (smoke) daily twenty gram
,h.coo without their vision or memory becoming I'M
paired There are many smokers he urges who may long re-
20 those eoets but perniciou. consequences ,hongn
ov i'm h, themselves however, none fhs less
certain. ID. .#.
RAu CARS HEATKD BIZ THEIR OWN MOTION
Leaf generator adapted to tho heating OF railway car
consists Of cone Of wood covered With hemp within
hollow con. Of copper both inclosed In metallic 'esse
4 d IA n al
ufossS 4. 70 bs situated outside and tho motion Will %
gwen TO the wooden cons T the e1ss q ne Sssrisfs heat
az 4. in actual use In Prussia turned by force equal
OF horsepower II ten minutes the All "
sseIng nom the apparatus had q Temperature OF W.
M.orSrA. The tinting power OF the salts OF Ma.
rent. seem Incredible One grain In million nHss weighs
s.. 80. nu,. rad In ten millions. rose pink In
er wn ,,oo. Ssa,dsd blush and even Ia dfsy millions
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