Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2: In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by ExperimentsMarcet, Mrs. (Jane Haldimand)
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Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2: In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments
Marcet, Mrs. (Jane Haldimand)
Chemistry
Conversation VII
[Mrs. B., parenthesis] (c, d, PLATE VIII. fig. 2.) [fig. 2,]
[Caroline] be soon adopted every where, [every where.]
[Plate X] C. apperture for supplying Oil. [_spelling unchanged_]
Conversation VIII
[Mrs. B.] sulphur is a very combustible substance [sulpur]
[Mrs. B.] I now put into the receiver [_missing “it”?_]
[Emily] What is ... after its detonation? [. for ?]
Conversation IX
[Mrs. B.] we are to burn the carbon [bnrn]
[Mrs. B.] since they may be prepared [thay]
[Mrs. B.] artificial Seltzer water [artifical]
Conversation X
[Mrs. B.] increase the rapidity of its combustion [of of]
[Caroline] a pair of scissars [_spelling unchanged_]
[Mrs. B.] as well as by evaporating the liquid. [? for .]
[Mrs. B., footnote] page 155. of this volume
[_near the end of Conversation IV_]
[Caroline] amongst the metals. I had no notion [, for .]
[Emily] But is it not very singular [singulr]
[Mrs. B.] Thenard and Gay Lussac [_usually hyphenated: “Gay-Lussac”_]
Conversation XIII
[Emily] ... render that decomposition perceptible? [. for ?]
Conversation XIV
[Mrs. B.] an acrid burning taste [on acrid]
[Caroline] according to which heat is disengaged
[_t in “heat” invisible_]
[Mrs. B.] one volume of nitrogen gas to three of hydrogen gas
[_text has “oxygen” for “hydrogen”_]
Conversation XV
[Mrs. B.] so many interesting and important compounds [interesing]
[Caroline] And of what nature ... painting porcelain? [. for ?]
[_speaker’s name missing; supplied from other editions_]
Conversation XVI
[Mrs. B.] combined with acidifiable radicals [acidificiable]
[Mrs. B.] this power of charring wood [charing]
Conversation XVIII
[Caroline] not mentioning this acid
[_printed “mention-/this” at line break_]
[Mrs. B. (footnote)] 1 to 2.389.]
[_printed “2,389”: no other decimal numbers occur in the text,
but a comma appears once as a thousands separator_]
[Mrs. B.] You, understand, now, I hope, [_all commas in original_]
Conversation XX
[Mrs. B.] of vegetables; we shall, therefore [, for ;]
Conversation XXI
[Mrs. B.] the compound last formed will be destroyed; [detroyed]
[Mrs. B.] in such climates great part of the water
[_missing “a” before “great”?_]
[Mrs. B.] a state of debility and languor [langour]
[Mrs. B., parenthesis] (PLATE XIV. Fig. 2.) [PLATE XIII.]
[Mrs. B.] burns at so slow a temperature
[_text unchanged: error for “low” or correct as printed?_]
[Mrs. B.] the poor in heathy countries
[_not an error: “heath-y”, not “healthy”_]
Conversation XXII
[Mrs. B., parenthesis] (PLATE XV. Fig. 4.) [PLATE XIV.]
[Mrs. B.] so many vessels or apparatus
[_not an error: “apparatus” is the Latin plural form_]
[Mrs. B.] chesnut [_common variant spelling_]
Conversation XXIII
[Mrs. B.] pure gelatine [gelantine]
Conversation XXV
[Mrs. B.] The muscular action of the diaphragm [diaphram]
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