Hare, Robert

Sundry Improvements in Apparatus, or Manipulation by R. Hare [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 5 New Series, Article XXV]

Philadelphia: Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1837. [1], 400-406 p., 1 leaf of an engraved plate: 7 in-text illustrations; 29 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. Robert Hare (1781-1858), an American chemist, was a professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania and was elected an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1824. Here he presents descriptions and illustrations of several of his inventions. Contents: Improved Cryophorus -- Culinary Paradox, or Ebullition by Cold -- Hydro-Pneumatic Cistern -- Voltaic Series, combining the advantages of the Trough of Cruickshank with those of the Deflagrator -- Combustion of Phosphorus in Nitrous Oxide Gas. In Near Fine Condition: disbound from a larger volume; clean and bright. Near Fine. Item #005027

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