Volume 1

A new method of chemistry; including the history, theory and practice of the art / Translated from the original Latin of Dr. Boerhaave's Elementa chemiæ, as published by himself. To which are added notes; and an appendix, shewing the necessity and utility of enlarging the bounds of chemistry. By Peter Shaw.

  • Boerhaave, Herman, 1668-1738.
Date:
1741
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Credit: A new method of chemistry; including the history, theory and practice of the art / Translated from the original Latin of Dr. Boerhaave's Elementa chemiæ, as published by himself. To which are added notes; and an appendix, shewing the necessity and utility of enlarging the bounds of chemistry. By Peter Shaw. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Account of Lemery s works. 47,48 n Of le Mart. ib. Of Barchufen, and his works. 49 n Of Agricola, and his works. ib. Beguitius's works. 46,47 n The metallurgical writers. 49—53. Account of Lazarus Erckern. 50 n Of Glauber, and his works. 50,5* ft Of Becher, and his works.. 52,53^ Authors in alchemy. 5^—35 Account of Kunkel 53 n Borrich'ius, and his works. 53,54 n Writers in philosophical chemidry. 55—61 Account of Mr. Boyle. 55,56 n Dr. Coat’s papers. Dr. Slare's papers. ib. . Homberg, and his writings. 56,57 n Dr. Geoffroy, and his writings. 5 8,59 a The younger, his writings. 59 n ; emery, the younger, his writings. ib. 39,60 n 60 n 1 in, 1110 wi Lemery, the younger, hi Stahl, and his writings. 59 Haff:man, and hi* writings.- f ■- „ Appendix to the cSemical authors. 01—64 Syd^jnatical writers. t 61 Writers in metallurgy. ’ 61,62 Writers in alchemy. 62 Writers in philofophical chemidry. 63 Bibliothecarii chemici. 63,64 r- •. -c.w r*rr■ PART IL CONTAINING THE Th£.OJIY OF CHE¬ MISTRY. 65-593 Chemidry defined., 65 An art. 66 Its objeCt. ib. Bodies divided into kingdoms. 66 . Fodils defined. ib. Of Metals. 67-T-104 Metals defined.' 67 How many metals.* ib. Mercury, if a metal. ib. Ancient characters of metals. ib. Ufed alfo for the planets. ib. Significations of the Characters. ib. Corrofive, its character. 68 Gold, its character.. ib. Silver, its character. ib. Quick-filver, its character. ib. Copper, its character. ib. Iron, its character. ib. Tin, its character. ib. Lead, its character. ib. Antimony, its character. ib. Specific gravity, the charaCteridic of metals. 69 Its ufe in judging of metals. 70 Gold, its characters. 70—^75 Its weight. ib. Its fimplicity.. ib. Its fixity. '* 71 Refids antimony and lead. ib. Its duCtility. 72 Noteladic. 73 Its fufibility. ' ib. ' Didolves with fea-falt. ib. Not liable to rud. 74 .< Unites with quickfilver. 74 Emits no effluvia. 74 In what forms found. 75 Se n Pure obryzium. ib. Its. ores. - • ib. Separation from its ores. 77,77 &n Additions to the article Gold. 78—80 How allayed, or combined with other metals, and how i'eparated again there¬ from. 7,8 n It's mendruums or folvents. 78,790 Its various preparations. 79 n Its ufes. 80 n. Of Mercury. 80—84 Its characters. 80—82' Its weight. 80 Simplicity. ib. Volatility. 81 Not malleable. ib. Union with metals. ib. Its^plidblution. 8a. Difficult to turn to gold. ib. Where found. ib. In what form. ib. Separation from its ore. 83 &n Additions to the article Mercury. 83—85 n Hints for its medical hidory. 83,84 n For its alchemical hidory. ] 840 Of Lead. 84—87 Its characters. ^ 84,8 c Weight. 84 Simplicity. ib. . Volatility. jb.* Softnefs. ib. Fufibility. ik* Its glafs very penetrable. . ib. Difiblution. 85 Found in plenty. * 85 Its ore. 85 Supplement to the article Lead. 85—87 n The name. 85 n The forms of its ore. 85 n Its poifonous nature. 85,86 n Difference of its ore. 86 n Contains filver, ., ib. How fmelted. ib. Its*