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Ch. IV. Analysis of Burnt Bodies (oxides, acids). — § 1 . An 

 Oxide being given, how ascertain its nature ? — § 2. A Mixture 

 of Oxides being given, to determine the nature of each of them. 

 — Analysis of numerous Mixtures of Oxides. — Analysis of Stones. 

 — Analysis of Clays. — § 3. On the Principal Methods that must 

 be employed for determining the Proportion of the constituent 

 Principles of a Metallic Oxide. — § 4. A Mineral Acid being 

 given, to discover its nature. — To determine the Proportion of 

 the Constituents of the Mineral Acids. 



Ch. V. Analysis of Mineral Salts. — § 1. A Mineral Salt be- 

 ing given, to determine its nature. — § 2. Methods of determin- 

 ing the Quantities of Acids and O.xides of which Salts are com- 

 posed. 



Ch. VI. Analysis of Mineral Waters. Substances discovered 

 in Mineral Waters. The way to detect those Substances. A 

 general Method of Analysis for Mineral Waters. Dr. Murray's 

 General Formula, note (m). A Table of the Constituents of 

 some Mineral Waters. 



Ch. VII. Determination of the Proportion of the constituent 

 Principles of Vegetable and Animal Substances. Gay-Lussac and 

 Thenard's Method. A Table of the Analysis of 15 Vegetable Sub- 

 stances by this Method. A Table of the Analysis of four Animal 

 Substances by this Method. Berzelius's Method. A Table of 

 the Analysis of thirteen Vegetable Substances by the Method of 

 Berzelius. Comparison of the two Methods. M. Theodore de 

 Saussure's Method. A Table of Results obtained by M. de Saus- 

 sure. Observations on his Method. 



Ch. VIII. On the means of ascertaining to which Chapter any 

 Substance belongs that is required to be analysed. 



Additions. 1. On Iodine. 2. On Muriatic Acid. 3. On 

 Prussic, or Hydrocyanic Acid ; on Cyanogen, or Prussic radical ; 

 onOxyprussicor Chloro-cyanic Acid. 4. On Alcohol, Sulphuric 

 Ether, and Fermentation. On the Decomposition of Salts by 

 Sugar. On Oxalic Acid and some Oxalates. On Wollaston't 

 Chemical Scale of Equivalents. On the Blowpipe, by Gahn. 

 A Table of undecomposed Ponderable Substances. A Table of 

 Gases. A Table of the quantity of Moisture in a Cubic Inch of 

 Vapour at different temperatures. A Table of the composition 

 of the Acids, with the weights of their Atoms. A Table of real 

 Sulphuric Acid in dilute Acid, at different densities. A Table 

 exhibiting the proportion of real or dry Nitric Acid in 100 parts 

 ©f the Liquid Acid, at successive specific gravities. A Table of 

 dry iMuriatic Acid in dilute Acid, at different densities. A {ie- 

 neral Table of Precipitaiits. Description of the Plates. Index. 



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