Volume 1

Fownes' manual of chemistry : theoretical and practical / [George Fownes].

  • Fownes, George, 1815-1849.
Date:
1877
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Credit: Fownes' manual of chemistry : theoretical and practical / [George Fownes]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PACE Light, velocity of . 70 Lightning rods . 103 Lime . . . 381 Lime, chloride of . 384 Limestone . . 383 Lines, bright, in spectra of incandescent va- ponrs . . 77 Lines, dark, in solar spectrum . . 75 Liquefaction of gases 47 of carbonic acid 49, 170 Liquid elements and compounds, spe- cific volumes of 255, 254 Liquids, boiling points of . . . 39 complete vaporisation of, nnder great pressure . . 50 diffusion of . . 145 expansion of . 27 latent heat of . 36 osmose of . . 147 specific gravity of 7 specific volume of 254 vaporisation of . 38 'Litharge . . 443 Lithium ... 364 Liver of sulphur . 342 Loadstone . . 89, 488 Luminosity, conditions of . 179 M. Magnesia . . 409 Magnesia alba . 410 Magnesium . . 407 carbonate . . 410 chloride . , 408 phosphates . . 410 salts, reactions of 411 silicates . . 410 sulphate . . 409 Magnet, action of the, on the electric cur- rent ... 109 Magnetism . . 89 Magnetism, induction of, by the electric cur- rent ... Ill Ampfere's theory of 111 Magneto-electricity 112 Magnets, induction of electric currents by the action of 112 Magnus, gi'een salt of 513 Malachite . . 417 Malleable Iron . 492 Malleability of metals 303 Manganatcs . . SOG Manganese . . 502 chlorides . . 503 fluorides . , 504 oxides . . 504 PAGE Manganese peroxide, recoveiT' of, from the waste liquors of the chlorine mannfaoture . 187 salts, leactions of 507 Manganite . . 504 Marble ... 381 Mariotte's law . 20 Marl ... 393 Marsh gas . . 172 Marsli's teat for arsenic 457 Massicot . . . 443 Measures . . 538 Mechanical equivalent of heat . . 61 Meerschaum . . 411 Mercurammonlum salts 425 Mei'curic oxide, decom- position of, by heat IIG Mercury . . . 419 alloys . . . 427 chlorides . . 420 cyanide . . 185 expansion of, by heat 27 heat developed by friction of . 63 iodides . . 422 nitrates . , 423 oxides . . . 422 sulphates . . 424 Bulphides . . 424 salts, reactions of 426 M ercui'y-compo un d s, ammoniacal . 425 Meridian, magnetic 89 Mesotype . . 393 Metallammoniums . 363 MetaUolds . . 2 Metals ... 302 chemical properties of 305 classification of . 306 electric precipitation of . . . 299 physical properties of 304 table of specific gravities of . 303 Metaphosphates . 326 Metastaniiates . 43S Metatungstates . 481 Metavanadates . 463 Meteorites . . 486 Methane ... 172 Methide, aluminium 265 Mica ... 394 Microcosmic salt . 355 Mineral chameleon 506 Mineral waters . 142 Miner's safety-lamp 184 Mixture and com- bination, distinc- tion between . 4 Mohr's bm'elte . 351 Molecular actions . 278 Slolecules . 126, 242 Molybdenite . . 4S3 Molybdenum . . 483 Monads . . 256,307 PAGE 32.5 Mordants 391 Mortar 381 Mosaic gold . 439 Multiplier 108 Multiples, law of 126, 242 Muriatic acid . 189 N. Nephelin 393 Neutrality of sail a . 324 Nickel 496 Niobium . 468 Nitrates . 156 Nitre 336 cubic . 346 Nitric acid 156 anhydride . 156 Nitride of boron 2.30 Nitrides, metallic . 163 Nitrogen 151 chloride 196 compounds with oxygen. 155 with hydrogen 163 with boron 230 dioxide 160 iodide . 201 monoxide . 159 pentoxide 156 tetroxide 161 trioxide 161 Nitrous acid . 161 oxide . . 159,161 Nomenclature 123 of salts 124 Non-conductors of elec- tricity 98 Nordhansen sulphuric acid . 212 Notation, chemical 123 0. Occlusion of gases . 133 Oil gas 175 Oil of vitriol . 211 Olefiant gas . 173 Oi-piment 454 Orthophosphatcs 326 Osmianiic acid 532 Osmium 530 Osmose of gases 1.33 of liquids 147 Oxides 123 metalUc 317 Oxygen . 116 combination of, with hydrogen 134 preparation of, from atmospheric air for industrial use . 149 Oxygen-salts . 124, 317 Oxy-liydrogen flame and bIow])ipo . 135 .safcty-jct . 136,] 85 Ozone 121,25S