An Inquiry Into the Nature of the Simple Bodies of Chemistry |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 31
Page 16
... light enables us to explain , with singular felicity , the observed phenomena of optics . But the actual state of things may be very different from our conception . We do not , however , hesitate , in either case , to employ our own ...
... light enables us to explain , with singular felicity , the observed phenomena of optics . But the actual state of things may be very different from our conception . We do not , however , hesitate , in either case , to employ our own ...
Page 25
... light . It does not combine with oxygen at low temperatures ; but if it be kindled in common air by the application of an ignited body , it burns tranquilly with a feeble light . If the two gases , however , be previously mixed together ...
... light . It does not combine with oxygen at low temperatures ; but if it be kindled in common air by the application of an ignited body , it burns tranquilly with a feeble light . If the two gases , however , be previously mixed together ...
Page 26
... light so white and vivid as to dazzle the eye . When the heated object is placed in the focus of a parabolic reflector , the light is reflected to an incredible distance . Hydrogen gas being the lightest of all known bodies , it is ...
... light so white and vivid as to dazzle the eye . When the heated object is placed in the focus of a parabolic reflector , the light is reflected to an incredible distance . Hydrogen gas being the lightest of all known bodies , it is ...
Page 27
... light , and an imperfect conductor of electricity . Pure water is , by the universal consent of philosophers , assumed to be the standard with which the weight of all solid and liquid bodies shall be compared . A cubic inch of it at 62 ...
... light , and an imperfect conductor of electricity . Pure water is , by the universal consent of philosophers , assumed to be the standard with which the weight of all solid and liquid bodies shall be compared . A cubic inch of it at 62 ...
Page 30
... light , which gave rise to the memorable conjecture of Newton , that it was inflammable . When ex- posed to the solar rays , it becomes , as it were , charged with light , which it gives off again in the dark . Acids and alka- lies the ...
... light , which gave rise to the memorable conjecture of Newton , that it was inflammable . When ex- posed to the solar rays , it becomes , as it were , charged with light , which it gives off again in the dark . Acids and alka- lies the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
3d Edition action alkalies alumina aluminum ammonia animal antimony arsenic arts assume Berzelius boron Botany British brittle burns carbonic acid cerium characters chemical Chemistry chemists chlorine cloth colour combines with oxygen combining weight common root common temperatures composition compound body containing copper decomposed derived Dictionary elements Encyclopædia Engravings enlarged exists exposed fluorine fused gilt edges gold half-bound HOWITT hydrate hydrochloric acid hydrogen Illustrations iridium iron J. C. LOUDON JOHN LINDLEY known bodies likewise liquid London malleable manner matter mercury metallic lustre mineral kingdom molecules nature nitrogen numerous obtained odour osmium oxide oxygen oxygen gas oxyhydrogen particles phosphorus Plants Plates platinum post 8vo potassa potassium powder produced properties protoxide quantity red heat resembles salt Science silica silicium silver simple body specific gravity substance sulphur sulphuret suppose supposition takes fire tellurium TREATISE vapour vegetable Vignette Titles vols Woodcuts zinc
Popular passages
Page 20 - Biographical Treasury ; consisting of Memoirs, Sketches, and brief Notices of above 12,000 Eminent Persons of All Ages and Nations, from the Earliest Period of History : Forming a new and complete Dictionary of Universal Biography.
Page 21 - MOORE'S POETICAL WORKS; Containing the Author's recent Introduction and Notes. Complete in one volume, uniform with Lord Byron's Poems. With a New Portrait...
Page 23 - Riddle's Diamond Latin-English Dictionary. A Guide to the Meaning. Quality, and right Accentuation of Latin Classical Words. Royal 32mo.
Page 20 - A General Dictionary of Geography, Descriptive, Physical, Statistical, and Historical ; forming a complete Gazetteer of the World. By A. KEITH JOHNSTON, FRSE 8vo. 31s. 6d. M'Culloch's Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the various Countries, Places, and principal Natural Objects in the World.
Page 20 - TREASURY OF HISTORY; Comprising a General Introductory Outline of Universal History, Ancient and Modern, and a Series of separate Histories of every principal Nation that exists: developing their Rise, Progress, and Present Condition, the Moral and Social Character of their respective Inhabitants, their Religion, Manners, and Customs, etc. etc. By Samuel Maunder. New Edit. Fcap.Svo. l0*. cloth; bound in roan, 12*.
Page 5 - A New Recension of the Text, with a carefully amended Punctuation- and copious NOTES, Critical, Philological, and Explanatory, almost...
Page 12 - Visits to Remarkable Places : Old Halls, Battle-Fields, and Scenes illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and Poetry. By WILLIAM HOWITT. 2 vols. square crown 8vo. with Wood Engravings, 25s. The Rural Life of England.
Page 6 - CATLOW.-POPULAR CONCHOLOGY; Or, the Shell Cabinet arranged: being an Introduction to the Modern System of Conchology : with a sketch of the Natural History of the Animals, an account of the Formation of the Shells, and a complete Descriptive List of the Families and Genera. By AGNES CATLOW.
Page 16 - Britannicum abridged : Containing the Hardy Trees and Shrubs of Great Britain, Native and Foreign, Scientifically and Popularly Described. With about 2,000 Woodcuts.
Page 22 - Portlock's Report on the Geology of the County of Londonderry, and of Parts of Tyrone and Fermanagh, examined and described under the Authority of the MasterGeneral and Board of Ordnance.