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SYLLABUSES 
OF 
LECTURES AND LABORATORY PRACTICE. 
Chemistry. 
The instruction in chemical science embraces : — 
1 . A Course of Lectures on Experimental Chemistry with 
special reference to the applications of Chemistry in the 
Arts and Manufactures. 
2. A systematic Laboratory Course for the Practice of Che- 
mical Analysis . 
Chemical Lectures. 
The course consists of 50 lectures on Mineral Chemistry and 
30 lectures on Organic Chemistry. 
The lectures are delivered in the Theatre of the Royal College 
of Chemistry, Oxford Street. 
SYLLABUS OF LECTURES. 
Mineral Chemistry. 
Matter, simple and compound. 
Chemical combination and mechanical mixture. 
Classification of elementary bodies. Metallic and non-metallic 
bodies. 
Non-metallic Elements. 
Oxygen. — Nature of combustion. The phenomena attending 
combustion. Respiration. Ozone. 
Hydrogen — Water. Water as a type. Oxygenides. Hydro- 
genides. Uses of water in the laboratory and in the arts. 
Nitrogen. — Chemical constitution of the atmosphere. Prin- 
ciples of eudiometry. Diffusion of gases. The oxides of nitrogen 
and nitric acid. Combination by multiple proportions. Am- 
monia. Ammonia as a type. 
Chlorine , Bromine , and Iodine. —Hydrochloric acid. Aqua 
regia. Hydrochloric acid as a type. The liydracids of bromine 
and iodine. Oxygen compounds of these elements. Theory of 
bleaching. Disinfection. 
Fluorine and hydrofluoric acid. — Etching and engraving on 
glass. 
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