Retort

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“A peculiar-shaped vessel called a retort is half filled with a volatile liquid and heated; the steam, as it forms, passes through the neck of the retort into a glass receiver contained in a vessel filled with cold water, and is then condensed.” —Wells, 1857

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David A. Wells The Science of Common Things; A Familiar Explanation of the First Principles of Physical Science196

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