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Elements of Chemistry,: In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries — John Shaqi

Elements of Chemistry,: In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern DiscoveriesLavoisier, Antoine Laurent

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Elements of Chemistry,: In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries

Name: Elements of Chemistry,: In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries
Author: Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent

Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent

Chemistry -- Early works to 1800

At the end of the fifth chapter, the Abbe de Condillac adds: 'But, after
all, the sciences have made progress, because philosophers have applied
themselves with more attention to observe, and have communicated to
their language that precision and accuracy which they have employed in
their observations: In correcting their language they reason better.'




CONTENTS.


PART FIRST.

Of the Formation and Decomposition of
Aeriform Fluids,--of the Combustion
of Simple Bodies, and the Formation
of Acids,                                                      Page 1

CHAP. I.--Of the Combinations of Caloric, and
the Formation of Elastic Aeriform Fluids or
Gasses,                                                         ibid.

CHAP. II.--General Views relative to the Formation
and Composition of our Atmosphere,                                 26

CHAP. III.--Analysis of Atmospheric Air, and its
Division into two Elastic Fluids; one fit for
Respiration, the other incapable of being respired,                32

CHAP. IV.--Nomenclature of the several constituent
Parts of Atmospheric Air,                                          48

CHAP. V.--Of the Decomposition of Oxygen
Gas by Sulphur, Phosphorus, and Charcoal, and
of the Formation of Acids in general,                              54

CHAP. VI.--Of the Nomenclature of Acids in general,
and particularly of those drawn from
Nitre and Sea Salt,                                                66

CHAP. VII.--Of the Decomposition of Oxygen
Gas by means of Metals, and the Formation of
Metallic Oxyds,                                                    78

CHAP. VIII.--Of the Radical Principle of Water,
and of its Decomposition by Charcoal and
Iron,                                                              83

CHAP. IX.--Of the Quantities of Caloric disengaged
from different Species of Combustion,                              97

Combustion of Phosphorus,                                         100

SECT. I.--Combustion of Charcoal,                                 101

SECT. II.--Combustion of Hydrogen Gas,                            102

SECT. III.--Formation of Nitric Acid,                             102

SECT. IV.--Combustion of Wax,                                     105

SECT. V.--Combustion of Olive Oil,                                106

CHAP. X.--Of the Combustion of Combustible
Substances with each other,                                       109

CHAP. XI.--Observations upon Oxyds and Acids
with several Bases, and upon the Composition
of Animal and Vegetable Substances,                               115

CHAP. XII.--Of the Decomposition of Vegetable
and Animal Substances by the Action of Fire,                      123

CHAP. XIII.--Of the Decomposition of Vegetable
Oxyds by the Vinous Fermentation,                                 129

CHAP. XIV.--Of the Putrefactive Fermentation,                     141

CHAP. XV.--Of the Acetous Fermentation,                           146

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