ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY, IN A NEW SYSTEMATIC ORDER, CONTAINING
By Mr LAVOISIER ,
By ROBERT KERR , F.R. and A.SS.E.
ADVERTISEMENT OF THE TRANSLATOR.
PREFACE OF THE AUTHOR.
CONTENTS.
ELEMENTS OF
CHEMISTRY.
PART I.
CHAP. I. Of the Combinations of Caloric, and the Formation of Elastic AEriform Fluids.
CHAP. II. General Views relative to the Formation and Composition of our Atmosphere.
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V. Of the Decomposition of Oxygen Gas by Sulphur,
CHAP. VI. Of the Nomenclature of Acids in general, and
CHAP. VII. Of the Decomposition of Oxygen Gas by means of Metals, and the Formation of Metallic Oxyds.
CHAP. VIII. Of the Radical Principle of Water, and of its Decomposition by Charcoal and Iron.
CHAP. IX. Of the quantities of Caloric disengaged from different species of Combustion.
CHAP. X. Of the Combination of Combustible Substances with each other.
CHAP. XI. Observations upon Oxyds and Acids with several
CHAP. XII. Of the Decomposition of Vegetable and Animal Substances by the Action of Fire.
CHAP. XIII. Of the Decomposition of Vegetable Oxyds by the Vinous Fermentation.
CHAP. XIV. Of the Putrefactive Fermentation.
CHAP. XV. Of the Acetous Fermentation.
CHAP. XVI. Of the Formation of Neutral Salts, and of their different Bases.
CHAP. XVII. Continuation of the Observations upon Salifiable Bases, and the Formation of Neutral Salts.
PART II. Of the Combination of Acids with Salifiable Bases, and of the Formation of Neutral Salts.
INTRODUCTION.
PART III. Description of the Instruments and Operations of Chemistry.
INTRODUCTION. (2)
CHAP. I. Of the Instruments necessary for determining the
CHAP. II. Of Gazometry, or the Measurement of the Weight and
CHAP. III. Description of the Calorimeter, or Apparatus for measuring Caloric.
CHAP. IV. Of Mechanical Operations for Division of Bodies.
CHAP. V. Of Chemical Means for separating the Particles of
CHAP. VI. Of Pneumato-chemical Distillations, Metallic
CHAP. VII. Of the Composition and Application of Lutes.
CHAP. VIII. Of Operations upon Combustion and Deflagration. SECT. I. Of Combustion in general.
CHAP. IX. Of Deflagration.
CHAP. X. Of the Instruments necessary for Operating upon Bodies
APPENDIX. No. I. Table for Converting Lines, or Twelfth Parts
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