Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.

Name: Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.
Author: Macquer, Pierre Joseph

Macquer, Pierre Joseph

Chemistry -- Early works to 1800

CHAP. II.  _Of the Nitrous Acid._

  1. PROCESS. To Extract Nitre out of Nitrous Earths
  and Stones. The Purification of Salt-Petre. Mother
  of Nitre. Magnesia                                 181

  2. To decompose Nitre by means of the Phlogiston.
  Nitre fixed by Charcoal. _Clyssus_ of Nitre.
  _Sal Polychrestum_                                 186

  3. To decompose Nitre by means of the Vitriolic Acid.
  The Smoking Spirit of Nitre. _Sal de duobus._ The
  Purification of Spirit of Nitre                    191

  CHAP. III. _Of the Marine Acid._

  1. PROCESS. To extract Sea-salt from Sea-water, and
  from Brine-springs. Epsom Salt                      195

  2. Experiments concerning the Decomposition of Sea-salt
  by means of the Phlogiston. Kunckel's Phosphorus    197

  3. To decompose Sea-salt by means of the Vitriolic Acid.
  Glauber's Salt. The Purification and Concentration
  of Spirit of Salt                                   211

  4. To decompose Sea-salt by means of the Nitrous Acid.
  _Aqua regis._ Quadrangular Nitre                    217

  CHAP. IV.  _Of Borax._                              218


  SECTION  II.

  Of Operations on Minerals.

  CHAP. I. _Of Gold._

  1. PROCESS. To separate Gold, by Amalgamation
  with Mercury, from the Earths and Stones with which
  it is found mixed                                   223

  2. To dissolve Gold in _Aqua Regis_, and by that means
  separate it from Silver. _Aurum Fulminans._ _Aurum
  Fulminans_ reduced                                  227

  3. To dissolve Gold by Liver of Sulphur             232

  4. To separate Gold from all other Metalline substances
  by means of Antimony                                233

  CHAP. II. _Of Silver._

  1. PROCESS. To separate Silver from its Ore, by means
  of Scorification with Lead                          238

  2. The refining of Silver by the Cupel              243

  3. To purify Silver by Nitre                        248

  4. To dissolve Silver in _Aqua Fortis_, and thereby separate
  it from every other Metalline substance. The Purification
  of _Aqua Fortis_. Silver precipitated by Copper     250

  5. To separate Silver from the Nitrous Acid by
  Distillation. Crystals of Silver.
  The Infernal Stone                                  254

  6. To separate Silver from the Nitrous Acid by
  Precipitation. _Luna Cornea._ _Luna Cornea_ reduced 256

  7. To dissolve Silver, and separate it from Gold, by
  Cementation                                         258

  CHAP. III. _Of Copper._

  1. PROCESS. To separate Copper from its Ore         262

  2. To purify Black Copper, and render it malleable  264

  3. To deprive Copper of its Phlogiston by
  Calcination                                         266

  4. To resuscitate the Calx of Copper, and reduce it
  to Metal, by restoring its Phlogiston               267

  5. To dissolve Copper in the Mineral Acids          268

  CHAP. IV. _Of Iron._

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