UPON THE DIFFERENTLY COLOURED RAYS OF LIGHT. 



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TABLE of Transparent Bodies, arranged inversely according 

 to their Action upon Green Light, 



I Oil of Cassia. 



Sulphur. 



Sulphuret of carbon. 



Balsam of Tolu. 

 5 Carbonate of lead. 



Essential oil of bitter almonds. 



Oil of anise-seeds. 



Oil of cummin. 



Oil of sassafras. 

 10 Oil of amber. 



Acetate of lead melted. 



Opal-coloured glass. 



Orange coloured glass. 



Red-coloured glass. 

 15 Oil of sweet fennel seeds; 



Oil of cloves. 



Muriate of antimony. 



Oil of lavender. 



Canada balsam. 

 20 Oil of turpentine. 



Oil of sage. 



Oil of pennyroyal. 



Oil of poppy. 



Oil of hyssop. 

 25 Oil of spearmint. 



Amber. 



Oil of lemon. 



Oil of caraway-seeds. 



Oil of nutmegs. 

 30 Oil of thyme. 



Oil of peppermint. 



Oil of bergamot. 



Oil of marjoram. 



Oil of wormwood. 

 35 Oil of dill-seeds. 



Oil of chamomile. 



Castor-oil. 



Gum copal. 



Rosin. 

 40 Diamond. 



Nitrate of potash* 



Oil of beech-nut. 



Oil of rue. 



Oil of savine. 

 45 Nut oil. 



Balsam of capivi. 

 Oil of fenugreek. 

 Oil of rosemary. 

 Oil of rhodium. 

 50 Flint Glass. 

 Zircon. 

 Oil of olives. 

 Oil of rape-seed. 

 Oil of spermaceti, 

 55 Oil of juniper. 

 Oil of ambergris. 

 Calcareous spar. 

 Rock-salt 

 Gum juniper. 

 $0 Tartrate of potash and soda. 

 Oil of almonds. 

 Crown Glass. 

 Gum- Arabic. 

 Alcohol. 

 65 Ether. 



Borax, glass of. 

 Borax. 

 Tourmaline. 

 Leucite. 

 70 Selenite. 

 Beryl, 



Topaz, blue; 

 Fluor-spar. 

 Citric acid. 

 75 Malic acid. 

 Acetic acid. 

 Nitrous acid. 

 Muriatic acid. 

 Prussic acid. 

 80 Nitric acid. 

 Rock crystal. 

 White of an egg. 

 Ice. 



Water. 

 85 Super-sulphuretted hydrogen. 

 Phosphorous acid. 

 Sulphurous acid. 

 Phosphoric acid. 

 89 Sulphuric Acid. 



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