10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYROPHORUS»
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A manual of chemistry, on the basis of Professor Brande's: ...
The potassa ap- Homberg's pears to be decomposed in this process, along with
the acid of pyr°PhorUfc the alum, and pyrophorus is probably a compound of
sulphur, charcoal, and potassium, with alumina. Pyrophorus may be prepared by
the ...
William Thomas Brande, 1828
When the pyrophorus of Komber'g is secluded from the immediate action of air,
and is brought into the chamber ;' neither this pyrophorus nor any other object is
visible; but when the pyrophprus exposed, to air, enters "into coumbuttion, it is ...
EXPLOSION OP PYROPHORUS. A preparation of this substance, having been
made by Professor Sil- limau, was left eight or ten days well corked, in iron tubes,
(the same in which it was prepared) and being opened, for transferring to another
...
4
Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts
ultimately predominated : small quantities of other unimportant substances were
formed. The pyrophorus obtained burnt well, evolving much sulphurous acid,
hence a poly-sulphuret of potassium must have been produced. The excess of ...
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The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and Art
ultimately predominated :' small quantities of other unimportant substances Were
formed. The pyrophorus obtained burnt well, evolving much sulphurous acid,
hence a poly-sulphuret of potassium must have been produced. The excess of ...
6
The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
disenga ed acid is again concentrated, and resumes all its force of Combining
with water ;-and, lastly, that the inflammation of the pyrophorus is accelerated by
placing it upon a paper a little wetted, or by breathing upon it ;' because the acid ...
7
A dictionary of chemistry and mineralogy: with an account of ...
mouth of the vial being closed with a plug of paper, it is to be quickly cooled till
the vial can be safely handled ; the pyrophorus is then to be hastily poured into a
warm and perfectly dry ground-stoppered vial, in which it may be kept without ...
Arthur Aikin, Charles Rochemont Aikin, 1807
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A Dictionary of Chemistry and Mineralogy , with an Account ...
mouth of the vial being closed with a plug of pnper, it is to be quickly cooled till
the vial can be safely handled ; the pyrophorus is then to be hastily poured into a
warm and perfectly dry ground-stoppered vial, in which it may be kept without ...
Arthur Aikin, Charles Rochemont Aikin, 1807
9
The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries ...
On the Pyrophorus. By J. B. Van den Sande. From the Journal de Chimie. J. HE
pyrophorus which I employed for the following experiments was composed of
acid, sulphate of alumine, and potash , calcined with carbon. The pyrophorus
thus ...
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The Repertory of Arts, Manufactures, and Agriculture: ...
I have made some comparative experiments to determine the advantages and
the saving resulting from the use of these different liquors, which I shall
communicate to the Society when I have brought them to a conclusion. On tlie
Pyrophorus.
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PYROPHORUS»
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Photos: A Green Glow Worm from the Amazon
The click beetle family, or Eliteredae, includes thousands of species, but the Pyrophorus group includes about 26 species that range from Mexico to the West ... «Live Science, Nov 14»
O bizarro inseto mais brilhante do mundo: vídeo
Não é um vaga-lume e não pisca como eles, trata-se do Pyrophorus noctilucus, conhecido popularmente como Besouro de Fogo ou Cucujo. É o inseto com ... «HypeScience - A ciência é a grande estrela do mundo real, Dec 13»
Bioluminescence: lighting up the natural world
The research team found that species of cockroach genus Lucihormetica, flashed exactly the same shade of bioluminescence as the highly toxic Pyrophorus ... «BBC News, Jan 13»
Clever cockroach uses bioluminescence for mimicry, but may …
What it is actually trying to do, is defend against Pyrophorus — a toxic click beetle that shares its habitat… or at least did. Unfortunately, we may never know any ... «Geek, Nov 12»
Светящиеся тараканы оказались обманщиками
Ученые установили, что тараканы имитируют свет своих соседей по тропическому лесу - ядовитых жуков рода Pyrophorus. Последние используют свет ... «Lenta.ru, Aug 12»
