A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts and Interesting Experiments,: Which are Well Explained and Warranted Genuine and may be Performed Easily, Safely, and at Little Expense.Unknown
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A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts and Interesting Experiments,: Which are Well Explained and Warranted Genuine and may be Performed Easily, Safely, and at Little Expense.
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Formulas, recipes, etc.; Workshop recipes
* SULPHURIC ACID, (oil of vitriol) the condensed vapour
of burning sulphur, _oz._ 16
* SULPHURIC ETHER, procured by distilling alcohol with
sulphuric acid, _oz._ 25
* SUPER CARBONATE OF POTASS (sal eratus) is formed by
passing a current of carbonic acid gas, through a
solution of pearl ash, _oz._ 3
* SUPER CARBONATE OF SODA, may be prepared in the same
manner from the sub-carbonate, _oz._ 12
* SUPER TARTRATE OF POTASS (cream of tartar) is found
encrusted on the sides of casks in which wine has
been kept, _oz._ 4
* TARTARIC ACID, procured from cream of tartar, _oz._ 12
* TERRA-DE-SIENNA, an oxide of iron that becomes dark
red by burning, _oz._ 6
* TIN, (grain, or granulated tin,) _oz._ 12
* TIN FOIL, metallic tin rolled to thin laminas or
sheets like paper, _oz._ 12
* TURMERIC, the root of a vegetable, _oz._ 3
* UMBER, a brown earth that becomes nearly black by
burning, _oz._ 3
* VENICE TURPENTINE, _oz._ 6
* VERMILION, a sulphuret of mercury, is sometimes
found native, but may be procured by grinding sulphur
and mercury together, and heating them, first in an open
vessel, till the mixture takes a violet colour; and
afterward in a flask or matrass, _oz._ 12
* WHITING, (Spanish white) refined, _lb._ 12
* YELLOW OCHRE, (spruce yellow) an oxide of iron, _lb._ 12
* ZINC (spelter) a metal of which, with copper, brass
is made, _oz._ 3
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