!()() NO YUM OIUiANUM. 



sis) vcl ob irritationom et exasperationem spiritus ignei 

 ab aqua, ut fiat quidam conflictus et antiperistasis 72 . 

 Utra vero res sit in causa, facilius apparebit, si loco 

 aqiur immittatnr oleum. Oleum euim rcque ac aqua 

 valebit ad uuioiieni spiritus inclusi, sed non ad irrita- 

 tionem. Ktiam faciendum est experimeutum latins, 

 tarn in ciueribus et calcibus diversorum corporum, 

 quam per immissionem diversorum liquorum 73 . 



Ad dccimam no)icnn. 



125. Tfuic instantia 1 subjungitur ucqatira aliorum me- 

 tallorum, qua* sunt ma^is niollia et fluxa. Etenim 

 bracteolrc auri, solnta 1 in limiorem per aquam regis&quot; 4 , 

 nullnm dant calorem ad tactnm in dissolutions: neque 

 similiter plumbum in aqua forti. Nequc etiam argen- 

 tum vivum, (ut inemini) sed ar^entum ipsum j)arum 

 excitat caloris, atquo etiam cuprum, (ut inemini) sed 

 ma&amp;lt;&amp;gt; is manifesto stanuum, atque omnium maxime fer- 

 rum et eluilylts; qiuv non solum fortem excitant calo 

 rem in dissolution, sed etiam violentam ebullitioricm. 

 Tta(jue videtur calor fieri jier conflictum, cum aquae 

 fortes penetrant et fodiunt, et divellunt j)artes corporis 



&quot;- (ivTinepio-TCHris, &quot; the strength- liquid applied to quicklime, in pass- 



eninjr of a principle by the influence iny into a solid state, gives off vio- 



of its opposite.&quot; ((ilossary to Sir lent Heat. 



T. Browne s Kel. Med.) Cf. infr. 7;! The caustic properties of qnick- 



II. 27. 48. Sir T. Hrowne uses the lirne are explained hy Dr. Black hy 



Term Ilel. Med. II. 10. Uelow, the jmnciple of Latent Heat. See 



II. 27 (ad fin.), Bacon writes thus Encycl. Brit. 



&quot; per antiperistasin sive rrjectionem &quot; 4 Aqua reyis, a compound of ni- 



nnturfE contraria;&quot; which would trie and hydro-chloric Acid in dif- 



give it quite a different sense. In ferent proportions, according to the 



the same sense it occurs in 11.48: purpose for which it is intended, 



as the driving out rather than the It is particularly used to dissolve 



irritation and strengthening of one Gold, being its only solvent. It 



principle by its contrary. Bacon s also dissolves other metals, but not 



suggestion of substituting oil has Silver. See below, Inst. 28. Aqua 



been tried successfully. In fact any fortis is strong nitric acid. 



