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INDEX. 



Index- A 



Acetic acid, p. 37 

 Acid, carbonic, 11, 53, 105 

 phosphoric, 12, .52 

 sulphuric, 13, 51 

 sulphurous, 13, 52 

 ho rack, 14, 53 

 nitrous, 15, ,3.5 

 molybdous, 29 

 molybdic, 29 

 fluoric, 54 

 supporters, ib. 

 nitric, ib. 

 arsenic, 55 

 tungstic, ib* 

 molybdic, ib. 

 chromic, ib. 

 columbic, ib. 

 acetic, 57 

 benzoic, ib. 

 sebacic, Ib. 

 succinic, 58 

 moroxylic, ib. 

 camphoric, ib. 

 oxalic, ib. 

 mellitic, ib. 

 tartaric, ib. 

 citric, 59 

 kinic, Ib. 

 saclactic, ib. 

 uric, 59, 136 

 malic, il>. 

 suberic, 60 

 formic, ib. 

 prussic, ib. 

 gallic, 61 

 rosacic, ib. 

 amniotic, ib. 

 Acids, combustible, ib. 



specific heat of, 37 

 animal, 136 

 Affinity, 99 

 Air, 109 



Alhcrtus Magnus, 2 

 Albumen, 119, 131 

 Alchymists, 2 

 Alcohol, 67 

 Alkalies, 43, 129 



in animals, 1ST 

 specific heat of, 39 

 Alkaline earths, 45 

 Alloys, 17 

 Alumina, 47 

 Aluniiurn, ib. 

 Amber, 124 



varnish, ib. 

 Ambergris, 136 

 Ammonia, 16, 43 



action of combustibles upon 



it, 43 



action ofmctalc upon it, ib. 

 Ammoniac gum, 128 

 Ammonium, 44 

 Animal substances, 130 

 poisons, 148 



fluids, specific heat of, 39 

 solids, specific heat of, ib. 

 Anime, 113 

 Antimonane, 67 

 Antimony, 26 



oxides of, ib. 

 phoephuret of, 27 

 sulphuret of, ib. 

 alloys of, ib. 

 salts of, 94 

 Apparatus, chemical, 151 



for experiments on heat, ib, 

 VI. PART I. 



Apparatus for experiments with 

 gases, 155 

 liquids, 159 

 solids, ib. 



Aquinas, Thomas, 2 

 Argentane, 65 

 Arnoldus de Villa Nova, 3 

 Arsenic, 27 



oxides of, ib. 

 phosphuret of, ib. 

 salts of, 95 

 acid, 55 



Arsenical hydrogen, 27 

 Asafuctida gum, 128 

 Asparagin, 108 

 AsphaJtum, 72 

 Atmosphere, composition of the. 



104 

 Azote, 15 



oxides of, 

 Azotites, ib. 



B 



Bacon, Roger, 3 

 Balance for ascertaining speci- 

 fic' gravities, 158 

 Balsams, liquid, 123 



solid, 126 

 Bariane, 65 

 Barium, 46 

 Barley, 37 

 Barytes, 46 



sulphate of, ib. 

 hydrate of, ib. 

 Bccchcr, 5 

 Hell metal, 24 

 Benzoic acid. 57 

 Benzoin, 126 

 Bergman, 6 



Bile of the cat, dog, &c. 146 

 sow, ib. 

 hen, ib. 



horn back and salmon, ib. 

 human, ib. 



composition of, ib. 

 ox, 145 



composition of, 146 

 Biliary calculi, 151 

 Bird-lime, 121 

 Bismuth, 26 



oxides of, ib. 

 pbosphuret of, ib. 

 alloys of, ib. 

 salts of, 94 

 Bismuthane, 67 

 Bitter principle, 115 

 Bitumens, 72 

 Black, Dr, 8 

 Blood, 143 

 Bocrhaave, 6 

 Bones, 137 

 Boracic acid, 14, 53 

 Boracium, 14 

 Borates, 76 

 Borax, 53 



Botany Bay resin, 123 

 Brain, 141 

 Bronxe, 24 

 Butter, 147 



of antimony, 67 

 of bismuth, ib. 

 of arsenic, ib. 



Calciane, 65 

 Calcium, 46 

 Calculi, biliary, 151 

 urinary, ib. 



Calomel, 65 

 Caloric, effects of, 35 

 nature of, 32 

 rays of, ib. 

 motion of, 32 

 passage of, through bo- 

 dies, 34 



quantity of, in bodies, 37 

 specific, of bodies, ib. 

 absolute quantity of, in 



bodies, 46 

 Calorimeter, 154 

 Camphor, 120 

 Camphoric acid, 58 

 Caoutchouc, 126 



mineral, 72 

 Carbon, 11 

 Carbonates, 78 

 Carbonic acid, 11, 105 

 oxide, 12, 49 

 composition of, 49 

 Carbureted hydrogen, 12 

 Cast-iron, 23 

 Castor, 136 

 Cavendish, 8 

 Cerium, 30 



salts of, 97 

 Cerumen of the ear, 146 



composition of, ib. 

 Charcoal, 11 

 Cheese, 144 

 Chemistry, origin of, 1 



deli nit ion of the 



word, ib. 

 history of, 2 

 Chlorine, 10 



compounds of, 63 

 Chromic acid, 56 

 Chromium, 28 



oxides of, 29 

 salts of, 96 

 Citric acid, 59 

 Cobalt, 28 



oxides of, ib. 

 hiilphurct of, ib. 

 phosphuret of, ib. 

 salts of, 95 

 Colorific acids, 6O 

 Columbium, 30 



salts of, 96 

 Combustibles, simple, 10 



compound, 67 

 Combustion, 40 



simple supporters of, 9 

 Stahl's hypothesis of, 41 

 Priestley's hypothesis 



of, ib. 

 Lavoisier's hypothesis 



of, ib. 

 supporters of, ib. 



partial, ib. 

 explained, ib. 

 Compound bodies, 42 

 Compounds, primary, 43 



secondary, 73 

 Concretions, morbid, 150 

 intestinal, 151 

 gouty, ih. 



Conducting power of bodies, 34 

 Confinable bodies, 9 

 Copaivi, balsam of, 125 

 Copal, 1 23 

 Copper, 21 



oxides of, ih. 

 nulphurets of, ib. 

 hydrate of, ib. 

 phosphurcti of, ib. 



Copper, alloys of, 21 

 tinned, 24 

 salts of, 89 



Corrosive sublimate, GJ 



Cotton, 128 



Crawford's apparatus for deter- 

 mining the specific heat of 

 gaseous bodies, 153 



Cream, 144 



Crucibles, 159 



Crusts, 139 



Cuprane, 66 



Cupranca, ib. 



Curd, 144 



D 



Davy, Sir H. 8 



Decompositions, chemical, 103 

 Diamond, 11 

 Dragon's blood, 1J6 



Earths, 129 



alkaline, 45 

 in animals, 137 

 combinations of, T3 

 proper, 47 

 Earthy bodies, specific heat of, 



39 " 



Elemi, 123 

 Ether, sulphuric, 69 

 nitric, 69 

 muriatic, ib. 

 acetic, 70 

 phosphoric, ib. 

 Evaporation, 37 

 Expansion, 38 



of gases, 35 

 of liquids, ib. 

 of solids, ib. 

 exceptions to, 36 

 Extractive principle, 1 1C 

 Eye, humours of the, 147 



F 



Feathers, 142 

 Ferrane, 66 

 Ferranea, ib. 

 Fibrin, 114 



animal, 133 

 Fluatcs, 76 

 Fluoric acid, 5 1 

 Formic acid, 60 

 Freezing explained, 36 



of water, ib. 



of acids, ib. 

 Friction, 42 

 Fulminating gold, 43 

 silver, ib. 

 Furnaces, 159 



Gadolinite, 47 

 Galbanum gum, 127 

 Gallic acid, 61 

 Gamboge gum, 128 

 Gas, olefiant, 12 



phosgen, ib. 



nitrous, 15, 50 



nitrous oxide, 50. 

 Gaseous oxide, 15 

 Gases,prupertiesofthe,99 101 

 rates of cooling in, 35 

 expansion of, ib. 

 specific heat of, 39 

 Gazometers, 155 

 Gelatine, 130 



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