Book contents
- Frontmatter
- THE PREFACE
- Contents
- THE INTRODUCTION
- Section I Of the Production of DEPHLOGISTICATED AIR from the several METALS
- Sect. II Of the Phenomena which attend the Solution of some of the SEMI-METALS in Spirit of Nitre
- Sect. III Of the Production of DEPHLOGISTICATED AIR from EARTHY SUBSTANCES, made chiefly with a View to determine whether the FIXED AIR that is yielded in these Processes, be a Modification of the Nitrous Acid
- Sect. IV An Attempt to ascertain the Quantity of SPIRIT of NITRE, in a given Quantity of DEPHLOGISTICATED AIR
- Sect. V Observations on RESPIRATION, and the USE of the BLOOD
- Sect. VI MISCELLANEOUS Experiments and Observations relating to DEPHLOGISTICATED AIR
- Sect. VII Of the Influence of the OIL of TURPENTINE and SPIRIT of WINE on Common Air
- Sect. VIII MISCELLANEOUS Experiments relating to COMMON AIR
- Sect. IX Of the Impregnation of WATER with Nitrous Air
- Sect. X Of the Absorption of Nitrous Air by OILS, SPIRIT of WINE, and CAUSTIC ALKALI
- Sect. XI Of the Phenomena attending the Absorption of Nitrous Air by ACID LIQUORS
- Sect. XII Of the Processes by which Nitrous Air is brought into a State in which a Candle will burn in it with an ENLARGED FLAME produced by the Solutionof Metals in the Nitrous Acid
- Sect. XIII Of the Phenomena attending the Diminution of Nitrous Air by IRON FILINGS and BRIMSTONE, and also by LIVER of SULPHUR
- Sect. XIV Of the Diminution of Nitrous Air in Consequence of its being confined in a BLADDER in certain Circumstances
- Sect. XV Of the NITROUS ACID extracted from Nitrous Air, by aDecomposition with Common, or Dephlogisticated Air
- Sect. XVI MISCELLANEOUS Experiments relating to Nitrous Air
- Sect. XVII An Account of some Experiments made in Consequence of an Attempt to confine the NITROUS ACID VAPOUR by means of ANIMAL OILS
- Sect. XVIII Observations on the NITROUS ACID VAPOUR itself
- Sect. XIX Of the Saturation of WATER with Nitrous Vapour
- Sect. XX Of the Impregnation of OILS, and of SPIRIT of WINE, with the Nitrous Vapour
- Sect. XXI Of the Impregnation of the ACIDS, &c. with the Nitrous Vapour
- Sect. XXII Of the Action of Nitrous Vapour upon some SOLID SUBSTANCES
- Sect. XXIII Various Observations relating to the PROCESS for making Spirit of Nitre, and to the NITROUS ACID itself; and first of the PRODUCTION of AIR in couse of it
- Sect. XXIV Observations relating to the COLOUR and STRENGTH of the Nitrous Acid, according to different Circumstances in the Process for making it
- Sect. XXV Of the Effects of the Solution of BISMUTH and the DISTILLATION on the Nitrous Acid
- Sect. XXVI Experiments relating to INFLAMMABLE AIR
- Sect. XXVII Observations relating to VITRIOLIC ACID AIR
- Sect. XXVIII Observations relating to FLUOR ACID AIR
- Sect. XXIX Experiments relating to MARINE ACID AIR
- Sect. XXX Experiments on the MIXTURE of Different KINDS of AIR, that have no mutual Action
- Sect. XXXI Of the Effects of Fixed Air on VEGETATION, and the Colour of ROSE LEAVES
- Sect. XXXII Observations relating to the Production, or Non-production of Air, in various Circumstances
- Sect. XXXIII MISCELLANECUS EXPERIMENTS
- Sect. XXXIV Experiments relating to some of the preceding Sections, made since they were printed off
- THE APPENDIX
- Number I A Letter from Mr. JOHN WARLTIRE, Lecturer in Natural Philosophy, to Dr. PRIESTLEY, relating to the refractive Power of Inflammable Air, and the Decomposition of it by burning, &c. &c
- Number II A Letter from Mr. T. HENRY F. R. S. to Dr. PRIESTLEY on the Effects of Fixed Air in the Preservation of Plants, &c. &c
- Number III A Letter from Mr. J. HYACYNTH DE MAGELLAN F. R. S. to Dr. PRIESTLEY, concerning Experiments on Phosphori, his method of impregnating Water with Fixed Air, and his Eudiometer
- Number IV A Translation of Part of a Letter from Signor MARSILIO LANDRIANI of MILAN dated Nov. 17, 1776
- Number V A Translation of Part of a Letter from Signor ALEXANDER VOLTA of COMO, dated Dec. 10, 1776
- Number VI A Letter from Mr. WM. HEY F. R. S. to Dr. PRIESTLEY, explaining his Opinion concerning the Acidity of FIXED AIR
- Number VII Experiments and Speculations relative to FIXED AIR, and to the Spontaneous Accension of PYROPHORI, on their exposure to Atmospherical Air: in two Letters to the Rev. Dr. PRIESTLEY; by WILLIAM BEWLY, Surgeon. Letter I. Observations on FIXED AIR
- Index
Number VII - Experiments and Speculations relative to FIXED AIR, and to the Spontaneous Accension of PYROPHORI, on their exposure to Atmospherical Air: in two Letters to the Rev. Dr. PRIESTLEY; by WILLIAM BEWLY, Surgeon. Letter I. Observations on FIXED AIR
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- THE PREFACE
- Contents
- THE INTRODUCTION
- Section I Of the Production of DEPHLOGISTICATED AIR from the several METALS
- Sect. II Of the Phenomena which attend the Solution of some of the SEMI-METALS in Spirit of Nitre
- Sect. III Of the Production of DEPHLOGISTICATED AIR from EARTHY SUBSTANCES, made chiefly with a View to determine whether the FIXED AIR that is yielded in these Processes, be a Modification of the Nitrous Acid
- Sect. IV An Attempt to ascertain the Quantity of SPIRIT of NITRE, in a given Quantity of DEPHLOGISTICATED AIR
- Sect. V Observations on RESPIRATION, and the USE of the BLOOD
- Sect. VI MISCELLANEOUS Experiments and Observations relating to DEPHLOGISTICATED AIR
- Sect. VII Of the Influence of the OIL of TURPENTINE and SPIRIT of WINE on Common Air
- Sect. VIII MISCELLANEOUS Experiments relating to COMMON AIR
- Sect. IX Of the Impregnation of WATER with Nitrous Air
- Sect. X Of the Absorption of Nitrous Air by OILS, SPIRIT of WINE, and CAUSTIC ALKALI
- Sect. XI Of the Phenomena attending the Absorption of Nitrous Air by ACID LIQUORS
- Sect. XII Of the Processes by which Nitrous Air is brought into a State in which a Candle will burn in it with an ENLARGED FLAME produced by the Solutionof Metals in the Nitrous Acid
- Sect. XIII Of the Phenomena attending the Diminution of Nitrous Air by IRON FILINGS and BRIMSTONE, and also by LIVER of SULPHUR
- Sect. XIV Of the Diminution of Nitrous Air in Consequence of its being confined in a BLADDER in certain Circumstances
- Sect. XV Of the NITROUS ACID extracted from Nitrous Air, by aDecomposition with Common, or Dephlogisticated Air
- Sect. XVI MISCELLANEOUS Experiments relating to Nitrous Air
- Sect. XVII An Account of some Experiments made in Consequence of an Attempt to confine the NITROUS ACID VAPOUR by means of ANIMAL OILS
- Sect. XVIII Observations on the NITROUS ACID VAPOUR itself
- Sect. XIX Of the Saturation of WATER with Nitrous Vapour
- Sect. XX Of the Impregnation of OILS, and of SPIRIT of WINE, with the Nitrous Vapour
- Sect. XXI Of the Impregnation of the ACIDS, &c. with the Nitrous Vapour
- Sect. XXII Of the Action of Nitrous Vapour upon some SOLID SUBSTANCES
- Sect. XXIII Various Observations relating to the PROCESS for making Spirit of Nitre, and to the NITROUS ACID itself; and first of the PRODUCTION of AIR in couse of it
- Sect. XXIV Observations relating to the COLOUR and STRENGTH of the Nitrous Acid, according to different Circumstances in the Process for making it
- Sect. XXV Of the Effects of the Solution of BISMUTH and the DISTILLATION on the Nitrous Acid
- Sect. XXVI Experiments relating to INFLAMMABLE AIR
- Sect. XXVII Observations relating to VITRIOLIC ACID AIR
- Sect. XXVIII Observations relating to FLUOR ACID AIR
- Sect. XXIX Experiments relating to MARINE ACID AIR
- Sect. XXX Experiments on the MIXTURE of Different KINDS of AIR, that have no mutual Action
- Sect. XXXI Of the Effects of Fixed Air on VEGETATION, and the Colour of ROSE LEAVES
- Sect. XXXII Observations relating to the Production, or Non-production of Air, in various Circumstances
- Sect. XXXIII MISCELLANECUS EXPERIMENTS
- Sect. XXXIV Experiments relating to some of the preceding Sections, made since they were printed off
- THE APPENDIX
- Number I A Letter from Mr. JOHN WARLTIRE, Lecturer in Natural Philosophy, to Dr. PRIESTLEY, relating to the refractive Power of Inflammable Air, and the Decomposition of it by burning, &c. &c
- Number II A Letter from Mr. T. HENRY F. R. S. to Dr. PRIESTLEY on the Effects of Fixed Air in the Preservation of Plants, &c. &c
- Number III A Letter from Mr. J. HYACYNTH DE MAGELLAN F. R. S. to Dr. PRIESTLEY, concerning Experiments on Phosphori, his method of impregnating Water with Fixed Air, and his Eudiometer
- Number IV A Translation of Part of a Letter from Signor MARSILIO LANDRIANI of MILAN dated Nov. 17, 1776
- Number V A Translation of Part of a Letter from Signor ALEXANDER VOLTA of COMO, dated Dec. 10, 1776
- Number VI A Letter from Mr. WM. HEY F. R. S. to Dr. PRIESTLEY, explaining his Opinion concerning the Acidity of FIXED AIR
- Number VII Experiments and Speculations relative to FIXED AIR, and to the Spontaneous Accension of PYROPHORI, on their exposure to Atmospherical Air: in two Letters to the Rev. Dr. PRIESTLEY; by WILLIAM BEWLY, Surgeon. Letter I. Observations on FIXED AIR
- Index
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- Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air , pp. 386 - 412Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013