A syllabus of lectures on chymistry and pharmacy / [William Saunders].

  • Saunders, William, 1743-1817
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[1766]
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    Part I. Of Chymistry. CHYMISTRY is that Branch of Natural Philofo- phy which treats of the particular Properties of Bodies, and is thereby difiinguifhed from Me¬ chanical Philofophy, which treats of the General Properties of Bodies* CHAR I. O F T H E OBJECTS of CHYMISTRY. THE PARTICULAR OBJECTS ofChymiflrymay be re- ferred to the FORMS of SALINE, INFLAMMABLE, ^t>vY?TALUC’ ?ARTHY’ WATERY, and perhaps, AEREAL. And Bodies perhaps the moft compounded in Na¬ ture, may be reduced to one or other of the above Forms. SECT, I. SALINE BODIES are Simple or Compound • They are foluble in Water, and fapid. The SIMPLE SALTS are ACID or ALKALINE ; ACIDS are four, they change the Syrup of Violets and other vegetable Blues to a red Colour, and they eftervefce with Alka¬ line Salts containing Air. ALKALINES change the Syrup of Violets, or blue vege¬ table Juices, to a green Colour, containing Air, they efFervelce with Acids, The ACIDS are Vitriolic, Nitrous, Muri¬ atic, and Vegetable. Iaft there are four principal Species. i. The NA¬ TIVE, Succus Lemonum, &c. 2. The FERMENTED, Acetum, ^^ DISTILLED, Acidum Abietiu 4. The SUBLIMED, Flores Benzoin, Qp