The British Journal for the History of Science, Vol. 39, No. 4 (Dec., 2006), pp. 477-501 (25 pages) William Cullen, lecturer in chemistry at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, spent many years ...
The fuse wire is used for igniting the sample to be burned in the oxygen in the bomb. About 10 cm of wire should be used. The wire is connected to the electrodes that pass through the bomb lid. To ...