The elements of experimental chemistry (Volume 1).

  • Henry, William, 1774-1836.
Date:
Nov. 1814
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    3. Evaporating Basons, made from broken vessels [Page 30] 345 4. Lutes, quick lime and white of eggs [Page 34] - ibid. 5. Blow Pipe, hydrostatic of Mr. Robert Hare, jr. [Page 37] ibid. 6. Mending of Tubes,—mode of preparing a gas bottle [Page 37] ....... 346 7. Cn/stallization, cause and manner, dissection of crystals, Hauy's theory [Page 39] .... ibid. 3. Doctrine of Definite Proportions [Page 61] - - 353 9. Spirit of Wine Thermometers [Page 84] - - - 359 10. Influence of pressure, curious phenomena [Page 103] ibid. 11. Ether, how vaporised with convenience [Page 103] - 360 12. Production of Cold ba Evaporation, Leslie's Method—Marcet's—Wollaston's [Page 104] - - 361 13- Gazometer, &c. Description of an improved pneumatic tub [Page 116] 362 14. Galvanic Apparatus, Children's great batteries —battery of the Royal Institution, 8cc. [Page 157] 365 15. Decomposition of the Fixed Alkalis, by Chem- ical means [Page 179] 367 16. Decomposition of Ammonia by heat [Page 187] - - 377 17. Amalgam of the Base of Ammonia [Page 190] - - ibid. 18. Compound Bloiv Pipe and Feasibility of the Earths [Page 206] 379 19. Acid Tests, Infusion of cabbages, of radishes, 8tc. [Page 207] 386 20. Charcoal, neat mode of preparing it [Page 211] - 387 21. Carbonate of Soda, soda water [Page 226] - - ibid. 22. Coal, fossil, gas obtained from it [Page 236] - - ibid. 23. Snlp/ntr,c7-ifstallizatio?i of, how performed [Page 239] ibid. 24. Sulphate of Lime, a theory of its action, as a manure, wanted [Page 253] ibid. 25. Nitrous Gas, &c mode of mixing with oxygen to form nitrous acid [Page 274] .... 388 26. Nitrous Oxide, need not stand long over water [Page 280] 389 27. Acid Gases, &c. a mercurial apparatus not ne- cessary to collect them [Pago 294] - - - ibid. 28. Muriate of Ammonia, how formed from the gases [Page 301] 390 29. Oxymuriatic Acid or Chlorine, controversy con- cerning its nature [Page 306] .... ibid. 30. Super Oxymuriate of Potash, may be formed from the carbonate [Page 310] - - . . 394 31. Fluoric Acid, new properties discovered in it [Page 327] 395 DIRECTIONS FOR PLACING THE PLATES. Frontispiece to fixe title page, Vol. I. Plates I. to IX. to follow each other at the end of Vol. I. immediately after the description of them. Plate X. (or plate IV. from Lussac and Thenard's Researches) to facr