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THE remarkable observation made by Dr. Carnelley that ice in a vacuum is very permanent, even though surrounded by and apparently in contact with very hot bodies, has caused him to suppose and maintain that the ice itself is at a high temperature; a supposition which has been apparently confirmed by preliminary calorimetric determinations. This proposition has naturally met with a good deal of scepticism, and certainly requires ample and cautious verification; but I venture to think that there is nothing in it contradictory to our present knowledge of the properties of matter, though if verified (as, for the reasons to be stated, I fully believe it will be) it constitutes an important addition to that knowledge.
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LODGE, O. Dr. Carnelley's Hot Ice. Nature 23, 264–265 (1881). https://doi.org/10.1038/023264e0
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