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Royal Society, Dec. 22, 1873.—Sir W. Thomson, president, in the chair. At the request of the Council, Dr. Andrews gave an address on ozone. After giving a full résumé oi the history of the discovery of the more important properties and relations of ozone, Dr. Andrews showed a number of beautiful experiments. Especially remarkable among these was a class-illustration of the contraction of oxygen by the silent electrical discharge. By the use of a new form of apparatus a diminution of volume was obtained, exceeding any hitherto recorded. Among the more remarkable of the new experiments shown was one quite recently made by the lecturer, proving that coarsely pounded glass, shaken in a vessel containing electrolytic oxygen, rapidly destroys the ozone reactions. This experiment forms a new link between a purely mechanical action and a chemical change, closer than any hitherto observed. The chairman, thanking the lecturer in the name of the Society, pointed out how very Targe a portion of all that we know about ozone is due entirely to the exquisite researches of Dr. Andrews.
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Societies and Academies . Nature 9, 175–176 (1874). https://doi.org/10.1038/009175a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/009175a0