The resistance of platinum to chemical action and great heat has made it the one metal that has seemed almost indlsrcntaDio in many laboratory operations, out the rapidly increasing cost has compelled a search for a substitute, and a jerman chemist reports that tho magnesia composition used for supporting gas mantk-s may serve for many purposes. Made into rods Gin long and a _'sth of an inch thick, it may replace much platinum wire. It is. inexpensive, always available, and resists very high .emperatures.
PRICE-LIST. AUTUMN, 1913. QRASS SEEDS CLOVER SEEDS FORAGE PLANTS. ETC. NOW READY. FREE ON APPLICATION. GIBBONS, LTD., SEED MERCHANTS.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8355, 15 February 1913, Page 2
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103Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8355, 15 February 1913, Page 2
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