A curious research into the element of water; containing many noble and useful experiments on that fluid body. As I. Three different Experiments of reducing Water into Earth. II. Several Experiments of turning Salts into Water; with a Method of discovering their intrinsic Earths, and of what Nature they are. III. A Method of turning Vitriol of Mercury into Water; with a way to extract the genuine Earth of that corrosive Body. IV. An Experiment proving that that there is a latent Fire in Water; with a Method to attract the said Fire from the Water, and to render it visible, &c. &c. The Interspersed with Curious Queries and Remarks. Being the conjunctive trials of Ambrose and John Godfrey, chymists, from their late father's observations.
Godfrey, Ambrose, -1756. | Date: [1747]