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INDEX. 



Carbon dioxide, synthesis of, 19, 196, 201, 



209, 210. 

 disulphide, decomposition of, 19, 



209, 210. 

 properties of, 96, 134, 



206, 207. 



monoxide, 87, 196, 198. 199, 201, 202. 

 Cellulose, 177. 



Chalk. See Calcium carbonate. 

 Chloric acid, 217. 

 Chlorine, 152, 153, 154, 155, 169, 170, 196, 



197, 198, 202, 203, 221, 380. 

 test for, 169. 

 Chloroform, 92, 173. 

 Chlorophane, 382. 

 Chlorophyll, 180, 380, 381, 382. 

 Chromatic aberration, 337, 338. 

 Chromatised gelatin process, 375, 378. 

 Chromatropes, 317. 

 Citric acid, 137. 

 Clay, 71. 



plasticity of, 71. 

 Clothes, acid spots on, 136, 137. 

 Coal, 182, 183. 

 Coal gas, 182, 183, 186, 193, 198, 217, 218, 



236, 237, 260, 261, 268. 

 Cobalt chloride, 130. 



nitrate, 130. 

 Cochineal, 138, 245. 

 Cohesion, 11, 12. 

 Collodion, 256, 257, 363, 364. 

 process, 360-363. 

 Colloids, 101, 102. 



Colour, 290, 291, 316, 317, 319-321, 328-331. 

 Coloured flames, 211, 220, 221. 

 fluids, 127-130. 

 inks, 130. 

 Colour tops, 317. 

 Combustion, 185-198, 200-218. 

 Complementary colours, 319-321. 

 Conduction of heat, 272, 274-281. 

 Convection, 271-274. 



Copper, properties of, 118, 119, 120, 133, 

 158, 187, 199, 223, 224, 227, 236, 

 262, 263, 264, 265, 274, 275, 298. 

 ,, separation of, by steel, 15, 131. 

 test for, 103, 125-127, 132, 151. 

 Copper chloride, 130, 131. 

 nitrate, 120, 158, 216. 

 oxide, 223, 224. 

 ,, ,, synthesis of, 23, 144. 



sulphate, 69, 70, 120, 125, 127, 128, 



129, 141, 150, 151, 253, 254. 

 sulphide, 151, 187. 

 Corrosive sublimate. See Mercury per- 



chloride. 



Cotton, 177, 245, 248. 

 Critical angle, 299. 

 Crystallisation, 21, 25-26, 61-69. 

 Crystalloids, 101, 102. 

 Cyanogen, 170. 



DAGUERREOTYPE, 367. 

 Decomposition, 14-20. 

 Dew, 51. 



Dew-point, 52, 53. 

 Dextrine, 249. 

 Dialysis, 100-105. 

 Diamond, 299. 

 Diffusion, 99, 100, 106, 107. 



Distillation, 42-46, 183, 184. 

 Dobereiiier's lamp, 237, 238. 

 Double images, 308-309. 



refraction, 327, 328. 

 Dry plates, 363-364. 

 Dyeing, 243-248. 



EGG, 215. 



Endless gallery, 311-312. 



Endosmosis, 104. 



Eosin, 381, 382. 



Errors of judgment by sight, 326, 327. 



,, by touch, 327. 



Ether as a freezing agent, 29. 



as an anaesthetic, 173. 



as solvent for oils, 96, 97. 



expansion of, 266. 



inflammability of, 49. 



miscibility, 91. 

 Evaporation, 50, 54. 

 Expansion, 262-271. 

 Extraordinary ray of light, 328. 

 Eye, 343, 344. 



FATTY acids, 158. 

 Fenian fire, 206, 207. 

 Fermentation, 173-179. 

 Ferrotype, 366. 

 Filtration, 62, 63, 239-241. 

 Fire, extinction of, 49. 

 Fire damp, 189. 

 Fireproof fabrics, 50. 

 Fluorescein, 381, 382. 

 Fluorescence, 290, 351, 381, 382. 

 Fluor spar. See Calcium fluoride. 

 Foci of lenses, 336-349. 



,, of mirrors, 332-336. 

 Formic acid, 199. 

 Freezing mixtures, 27-29. 

 Fruit stains, 154. 

 Fume chamber, 142 

 Fusible metal, casting in, 10. ,, v 



,, spoons of, 26. 



GASES, collection and storing of, 162-168 



,, physical properties of, 1-3, 74-91. 

 Gasholders, 165-168. 

 Gasogene, 76-78. 

 Gelatin, 102, 363, 375-379. 

 Ginger beer, 175. 

 Glaciarium, 273. 

 Glass, 232, 264, 275, 296, 297, 312-316, 350. 



to etch, 225, 226. 

 Glass drops, explosive, 24. 



tubes, manipulation of, 54, 56, 57. 

 Glucose, 176. 

 Glue, 73. 



Glycerine, 70, 228, 229, 230, 231, 249, 256. 

 Gold, 72, 73, 133, 134, 158, 159, 169, 203, 204, 

 233, 265, 266, 296, 298. 



,, Faraday's ruby, 134. 



,, chloride, 133, 169, 203. 

 Greek fire, 220. 



Gunpowder, 189, 190, 219, 220. 

 Gutta percha, plasticity of, 9, 10. 

 Gypsum. See Calcium sulphate. 



HEAT, conduction of, 274-281. 

 latent, 284-287. 

 ,, measurement of, 281-287. 



