 | Justus Freiherr von Liebig - 1848 - 68 Seiten
...other products of the distillation of coal, the coke, etc., can be sold. It would certainly be esteemed one of the greatest discoveries of the age if any...succeed in condensing coal gas into a white, dry, solid, odorless substance, portable, and capable of being placed upon a candlestick, and burned in a lamp.... | |
 | 1851 - 520 Seiten
...of cost, the coals from which it is produced being cheaper than the com necessary to form and allow, it by no means follows that gas is always the most...of the age, if any one could succeed in condensing coal-gas into a white, dry, solid, odourless substance, portable, and capable of being placed upon... | |
 | 1852 - 568 Seiten
...— Lecture by Mr. Forbei, Soc. of Artt. SOLID COAL-OAS. " It would be pronounced," saya Liebig, " one of the greatest discoveries of the age, if any one could succeed in condensing coalgas into a white, dry, solid, odourless substance, portable, and capable of being placed upon a... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1852 - 550 Seiten
...— Lecture by Mr. Farbe», Soc. of Arti. SOLID COAL-GAS. " It would be pronounced," eayi Liebig, " one of the greatest discoveries of the age, if any one could succeed in condensing coalgas into a white, dry, solid, oJourle-s substance, portable, and capable of being placed up'jn... | |
 | Justus Freiherr von Liebig - 1852 - 424 Seiten
...Ac., can be sold. It would certainly bo esteemed one of the greatest discoveries of the age if anj one could succeed in condensing coal gas into a white, dry, solid, odorless substance, portable, and capable of being placed upon a candlestick, and burned in a lamp.... | |
 | 1853 - 614 Seiten
...— Murdock first used gas to light up his office at Redrath in 1792. " It would," says Liebig, " be one of the greatest discoveries of the age, if any...succeed in condensing coal gas into a white, dry, solid, odorous substance, portable, and capable of being placed on a candlestick, or burned in a lamp." Already... | |
 | William Somerville Orr - 1856 - 596 Seiten
...About twelve years ago the sagacity of Liebig led him to remark that " it would certainly be esteemed one of the greatest discoveries of the age, if any one could succeed in condensing coal-gas into a white, dry, solid, odourless substance, portable and capable of being placed upon a... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1856 - 984 Seiten
...out nearly ten years ago in his " Familiar Letters," where he says, " It would certainly be esteemed one of the greatest discoveries of the age, if any one could succeed in condensing coal-gas into a white, dry, solid, odourless substance, portable arid capable of being placed on a... | |
 | 1862 - 458 Seiten
...this Magazine. PARAFFINE; ITS HISTORY, MANUFACTURE, AND APPLICATION. 1 It \rnuld certainly be esteemed one of the greatest " discoveries of the age, if any...in " condensing coal gas into a white, dry, solid, colour1 less substance, portable, and capable of being placed '• upon a candlestick, or burnt in... | |
 | International exhibition, 1862 - 1862 - 546 Seiten
...the statement of the celebrated chemist, Liebig, who affirms that " it would certainly be esteemed one of the greatest discoveries of the age if any...white, dry, solid, odourless substance, portable, und capable of being placed upon a candlestick, or burned in a lamp." Manufactured at the Chemical... | |
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It would certainly," says Liebig, " be considered one of the greatest discoveries of the age if any one could succeed in condensing coal gas into a white, dry, solid, odourless substance, portable, and capable of being placed upon a candlestick or burned... 
