Martinus Van Marum. Life and Work, Volume 5

absorbing arms amalgam apparatus atmospheric air axle battery bell jar brass Buff burning calcination calx carbonic acid cause Cayenne charge coated glass combustion conductor connected copper wire cushions cylinder decomposed degree described discs electric discharge electric fluid electric force electric matter electric ray electrical machine electrified electrometer experiments concerning fibres fixed air foemina formed fused gaz oxygène gazometer globe greater heat hydrogène ignited inch in diameter inch wide inches long inflammable air insulated investigated iron wire Kienmayer Lavoisier Lavoisier's lead length light mercury metal wire minutes mofette nitric acid observed obtained ordinary palmwood phenomena phlogiston phosphorus placed Plate preceding experiment principle of air principle of pure produced proved pulse pure air quantity of air rarefied red-hot globules repeated this experiment result saltpetre acid Schreb screwed sphere substance surface taffeta tested Teyler's theory thick tin globules vapour vitriolic acid volume weight