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Davy's Apparatus for Exposing Water

Humphy Davy's "apparatus for exposing water to the action of ignited potash and charcoal out of the contact of air." The components are labeled: "A, the tube for water; B, the iron tube; C, the receiver for ammonia; D, the pneumatic apparatus."

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From Humphry Davy, Collected Works, vol. V, plate 4.