Some experiments concerning mercury / by J.H. Boerhaave ; Translated from the latin, communicated by the author to the Royal Society.

  • Herman Boerhaave
Date:
1734
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Credit: Some experiments concerning mercury / by J.H. Boerhaave ; Translated from the latin, communicated by the author to the Royal Society. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ >6 ] The Operation. Having bought 16 Ounces of Quicklilver of the Company at Am- Jlerdam, I drain’d it thro’ a Leather Bag; there remain’d no Dregs: I pounded it a long while with fair Water: The Quicklilver remained pure after pounding : It was then a long time pounded with Sea-Salt, but the Colour of the Salt was not fouled: after having poured Water to this Salt, and to the Mercury, the pounding was repeated; but neither did this change the Colour. In all this Work there appeared nothing black, nothing foreign or foul. Then the Quickfilver was walked and dried,, and was bright. I poured it into a clean dry Glafs Bottle, made of the dark-green German Glals. At the fame Time I plac’d it in a Sand Fur¬ nace, with a Fire that almoft made the Mercury rife ; and to be fure that all