History of Chemistry, Volume 1 (of 2): From the earliest time to the middle of the nineteenth centuryThorpe, T. E. (Thomas Edward)
History
History of Chemistry, Volume 1 (of 2): From the earliest time to the middle of the nineteenth century
Thorpe, T. E. (Thomas Edward)
Chemistry -- History
Fig.
1. Hydro. its rel. weight 1
2. Azote 5
3. Carbone or charcoal 5
4. Oxygen 7
5. Phosphorus 9
6. Sulphur 13
7. Magnesia 20
8. Lime 23
9. Soda 28
10. Potash 42
11. Strontites 46
12. Barytes 68
13. Iron 38
14. Zinc 56
15. Copper 56
16. Lead 95
17. Silver 100
18. Platina 100
19. Gold 140
20. Mercury 167
21. An atom of water or steam, composed of 1 of
oxygen and 1 of hydrogen, retained in physical
contact by a strong affinity, and supposed
to be surrounded by a common atmosphere
of heat; its relative weight = 8
22. An atom of ammonia, composed of 1 of azote
and 1 of hydrogen 6
23. An atom of nitrous gas, composed of 1 of azote
and 1 of oxygen 12
24. An atom of olefiant gas, composed of 1 of carbone
and 1 of hydrogen 6
25. An atom of carbonic oxide composed of 1 of
carbone and 1 of oxygen 12
26. An atom of nitrous oxide, 2 azote + 1 oxygen 17
27. An atom of nitric acid, 1 azote + 2 oxygen 19
28. An atom of carbonic acid, 1 carbone + 2
oxygen 19
29. An atom of carburetted hydrogen, 1 carbone
+ 2 hydrogen 7
30. An atom of oxynitric acid, 1 azote + 3 oxygen 26
31. An atom of sulphuric acid, 1 sulphur + 3 oxygen 34
32. An atom of sulphuretted hydrogen, 1 sulphur
+ 3 hydrogen 16
33. An atom of alcohol, 3 carbone + 1 hydrogen 16
34. An atom of nitrous acid, 1 nitric acid + 1
nitrous gas 31
35. An atom of acetous acid, 2 carbone + 2 water 26
36.
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