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But in the third edition of Halliday and Resnick it shows a picture of it in what appears to be a double bell jar. So is there some history I'm missing? Was it originally in a double bell jar and then another bell jar added later? Or maybe the outer "bell jar" isn't considered by some to be a...

Some sources say it's held in a double-bell jar while others say it's a triple-bell jar. What's the scoop?

I am seeking the most challenging and rigorous gen. chem. textbook to learn from. I have it pretty well narrowed to Oxtoby vs. Atkins. Caltech appears to use Oxtoby. Furthermore, the description for the Oxtoby book touts itself as "the most modern, rigorous, and chemically and mathematically...