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SINCE the work of Lord Rayleigh in 1894, when he repeated the experiments of Cavendish with improved apparatus and more modern methods, continual progress has been made in connection with the oxidation of atmospheric nitrogen. Rayleigh's experiments, carried out on a large laboratory scale, showed the feasibility of obtaining nitric acid or nitrates from the atmosphere, and, given cheap power and appropriate appliances, the possibility of it being done on a paying commercial scale.
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P., F. Fixation of Atmospheric Nitrogen . Nature 85, 556–557 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/085556b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/085556b0