The Composition of the Atmosphere With Special Reference to Its Oxygen Content
The Composition of the Atmosphere With Special Reference to Its Oxygen Content
Benedict Francis Gano
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Place. Oxygen. Close 70 South street . . p. Ct. 20. 87 Long Close, off George street. . p. Ct. 20. 90 Close 44 Pomarium 20. 92 Close, 28 Watergate 21. 02 Do 20. 94 Close, 82 South street 21. 01 Do 20. 93 Hewat's Close, 148 Soutti st. . . 20. 97 ^Vpflvpr*s Olo^p Pomarium 2096 Do.. 21. 00 Do . . . 20. 94 Close, 44 Meal Vennel 20. 90 St Paul's Close .... 20, 96 Do 20. 99 Average 20. 95 Long Close, off George street 20. 94 1 Results of determinations made on air which was obviously indoor have been... omitted. The results found by Smith in Scotland in 1863-5 are summarized by him as follows: Av. P. Ct. Of oxygen. Sea-shore and heath 20. 999 Summit of hills 20. 98 Base of hills 20. 94 Places not mountainous 20. 978 Inferior parts of town (favorable, i. E. , windy weather) 20. 95 Lower places, marshy, etc 20. 922 Forests 20. 97 Total average 20. 96 During a visit to Switzerland in August 1864, Smith collected a num- ber of samples of air and determined the oxygen. In giving the results, he includes for comparison a series of four analyses of air taken in the following month among some brushwood at Reddish, near Manchester.
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