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Essay on the natural history, origin, composition and medicinal effects, of mineral and thermal springs / [Meredith Gairdner].

  • Gairdner, Meredith, -1837.
Date:
1832
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Credit: Essay on the natural history, origin, composition and medicinal effects, of mineral and thermal springs / [Meredith Gairdner]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Page Sect. If. Amount of the Ingredients of Mineral a gue 46 Specific Gravity, . : ib. Amount of Solid Matters, : : : . 50 Amount of Gases, . 53 Constancy of the Tmpregnation of mgitscil Wa- ters, ; . : : ; 45 Of the Solid Matters! . ‘ ; ; ib. Of the Gaseous Matters, . 4 5 : 58 Effect of Seasons, Drought, &c. : : 60 III. Combinations of the Constituents of Mineral Springs, ; : 3 5 62 Upon the Batholletian theare : i 64 Upon the theory of the most Soluble Salts, 71 Murray’s Formula of Analysis, . : ; 74 Theory of Definite Proportions, . ’ om 76 Causes of the Discrepancies of Analysis, . 77 Classification of Mineral Springs, . : ; 81 IV. Temperature of Mineral Springs, . ; : 87 Supposed greater Specific Caloric, . : 88 Supposed effect of Carbonic Acid in elevating their Temperature, . : 93 Degrees of Temperature of Thebtnal Ronee 95 V. Comparison of Mineral Springs with other Waters, 102 Terrestrial Waters, ‘ “ : - , 102 Common Springs and Wells, are - 103 River Water, . . . : . 106 Lake Water, . . : ; : - 108 Sea Water, . . ’ 7 ; : . 110 Atmospheric Waters, . aber: : eels Rain and Dew, ; i ; : ea he Ice and Snow, . : ; ‘ : re LO CHAPTER II. PostTIoN OF MINERAL AND THERMAL SPRINGS, 116 Secr. I. Geography of Mineral Springs, . : : 117 Europe and its Islands, : : : : 118 Spain and Portugal, . : : : : ib. France, . ; ° 122 The Alps and pieces Cauniree : A 128