[186] This I apprehend to be a little above the truth, the true specific gravity of carbonic acid gas being 1·5277, that of air being unity.
[187] The salts held in solution are in the state of bicarbonates of lime and magnesia. Boiling drives off half the carbonic acid, and the simple carbonates being insoluble are precipitated.
Transcriber’s Note:
Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.
Page 51: “zeb” changed to read “zahav”.
Page 53: “kemep” changed to read “keseph”.
Page 54: “necheshet” changed to read “nechooshat”.
Page 63: “berezel” changed to read “barzel”.
Page 63: “ber” changed to read “bar”.
Page 63: “nezel” changed to read “nazal”.