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MANY of the modern methods of chemical analysis involve the use of furnaces for the prolonged heating of materials; for example, the determination of carbon in steel, the carrying out of sealed-tube operations, etc., may be cited. Until recently, gas furnaces have almost exclusively been used for such purposes, but it seems probable that these will be largely replaced, in the future, by the improved types of electric furnace which are now obtainable. The electric furnace offers many advantages over the gas furnace, particularly in cases where it is desirable to maintain a constant temperature for any length of time.
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Laboratory Electric Furnaces . Nature 96, 426–428 (1915). https://doi.org/10.1038/096426e0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/096426e0