RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].05.20-23. 8h 10 Water Plate. CUL-DAR60.1.85. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN1
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May 20th 8° 10' Water Plate
5 sticks (most 3 of them tried 48° ago with water, with drops on disc of Franklands Measure water 1/21 of Sewage
9° 30 doubtful effect on any
11° 45 very doubtful
4° 30' very doubtfully affected.
(May 21st 8° 10' no action.)
― 5° 30' do
May 22d 7° 45' no trace of action
May 22d 7° 50' put 4 leaves in 30 minims in watch-glasses of the above — ie distilled water with 1/21' of its bulk of sewage.— I asked Frankland to make it so weak that none but a chemist wd detect it.
(1) 0 become more inflected in a few m' 1° do —May 23' 7° 30; do
22d
(9) 10 discals & sub-marg a ring May 23' 7° 30 do
(11) 1° O May 23d. 7° 30 slight ring on disc
(12) 1° discals & sub-marg a ring. —May 23d 7°. 30 do.
May 23d. 7° 30 Hardly more effect than sometimes or often form water
(May 24 8° A m no clear effect perhaps rather more inflection than form water)
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