Experiments And Observations On Different Kinds Of Air

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Author

Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804

Title

Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air

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Language

English

LoC Class

QD: Science: Chemistry

Subject

Air -- Early works to 1800

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eBook-No.

29734

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29734

Release Date

August 19, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.EXPERIMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS ON DIFFERENT KINDS OF AIR. — [Price 5s. unbound.]
2. 2.By JOSEPH PRIESTLEY, LL.D. F.R.S. — The SECOND EDITION Corrected.
3. 3.THE PREFACE. — ADVERTISEMENT. — FOOTNOTES:
4. 4.THE CONTENTS.
5. 5.THE INTRODUCTION.
6. 6.SECTION I. — A general view of preceding discoveries relating to air.
7. 7.SECTION II. — An account of the apparatus with which the following experiments were made.
8. 8.PART I. — Experiments and Observations made in, and before the year 1772.
9. 9.SECTION I. — Of Fixed Air . — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.SECTION II. — Of Air in which a Candle , or Brimstone , has burned out. — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.SECTION III. — Of inflammable Air . — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.SECTION IV. — Of Air infected with animal respiration , or Putrefaction . — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.SECTION V. — Of Air in which a mixture of Brimstone and Filings of Iron has stood.
14. 14.SECTION VI. — Of nitrous Air . — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.SECTION VII. — Of Air infected with the fumes of burning Charcoal .
16. 16.SECTION VIII. — Of the effect of the calcination of Metals , and of the effluvia of Paint made with White-Lead and Oil , on Air . — FOOTNOTES:
17. 17.SECTION IX. — Of Marine Acid Air . — FOOTNOTES:
18. 18.SECTION X. — Miscellaneous Observations. — FOOTNOTES:
19. 19.PART II. — Experiments and Observations made in the Year 1773, and the Beginning of 1774.
20. 20.SECTION I. — Observations on Alkaline Air .
21. 21.SECTION II. — Of common Air diminished and made noxious by various processes. — POSTSCRIPT. — FOOTNOTES:
22. 22.SECTION III. — Of Nitrous Air . — FOOTNOTES:
23. 23.SECTION IV. — Of Marine Acid Air .
24. 24.SECTION V. — Of Inflammable Air .
25. 25.SECTION VI. — Of Fixed Air .
26. 26.SECTION VII. — Miscellaneous Experiments.
27. 27.SECTION VIII. — Queries , Speculations , and Hints .
28. 28.THE APPENDIX. — NUMBER I. — Experiment I. — Experiment II. — Experiment III. — Experiment IV. — Experiment V. — Experiment VI. — Experiment VII. — Experiment VIII. — Experiment IX. — NUMBER II. — POSTSCRIPT — NUMBER III. — NUMBER IV. — Extract of a Letter from William Falconer , M.D. of Bath . — NUMBER V. — Extract of a Letter from Mr. William Bewley , of Great Massingham, Norfolk . — NUMBER VI. — A Letter from Dr. Franklin . — NUMBER VII. — Extract of a Letter from Mr. Henry of Manchester. — FINIS. — FOOTNOTES:
29. 29.ERRATA. — A Catalogue of BOOKS written by
30. 30.JOSEPH PRIESTLEY, LL.D. F.R.S., — And printed for — J. JOHNSON, Bookseller , at No. 72, — St. Paul's Church-Yard, London. — Also, published under the Direction of Dr. PRIESTLEY , — THE THEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY. — Consisting of original Essays, Hints, Queries, &c. calculated to promote religious Knowledge, in 3 Volumes, 8vo, Price 18s. in Boards.

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