Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry
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Excerpt from Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy, Particularly Including Chemistry: Delivered at the New College in HackneyBesides that the plan of the young gentlemen's studies would not admit of it, I think it most advisable not to trouble beginners with more than a large outline of any branch of science. By this means they are not fatigued by too long an attention to any one 'subject, a greater variety of articles may be brought before them, and in future life they may pursue any of them as much farther...
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- HEADS OF LECTURES
- ON A COURSE OF
- EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY,
- PARTICULARLY INCLUDING
- CHEMISTRY,
- DELIVERED AT THE NEW COLLEGE IN HACKNEY.
- AC. IMP. PETROP. R. PARIS. HOLM. TAURIN. AUREL. MED. PARIS. HARLEM. CANTAB. AMERIC. ET PHILAD. SOC. QUI DOCET DISCIT.—WM. LILLY
- LONDON:
- PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON, NO. 72, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD. 1794.
- THE PREFACE.
- THE DEDICATION.
- CONTENTS.
- LECTURE I.
- The Introduction.
- LECTURE II.
- Of the Properties of all Matter.
- Of Aeriform Substances.
- LECTURE III.
- Of Atmospherical Air.
- LECTURE IV.
- Of Dephlogisticated Air.
- Of Phlogisticated Air.
- LECTURE V.
- Of Inflammable Air.
- LECTURE VI.
- Of Nitrous Air.
- LECTURE VII.
- Of Fixed Air.
- Of Hepatic Air.
- Of Phosphoric Air.
- LECTURE VIII.
- Of Dephlogisticated Marine Acid Air.
- Of Phlogisticated Marine Acid Air.
- LECTURE IX.
- Of Vitriolic Acid Air.
- Of Fluor Acid Air.
- LECTURE X.
- Of Alkaline Air.
- Miscellaneous Observations relating to Air.
- LECTURE XI.
- Of Liquid Substances; AND FIRST OF WATER.
- LECTURE XII.
- Of the Nitrous Acid.
- LECTURE XIII.
- Of the Vitriolic Acid.
- Of the Marine Acid.
- LECTURE XIV.
- Of the Vegetable Acids, and others of a less perfect nature.
- LECTURE XV.
- Of the Phosphoric Acid.
- LECTURE XVI.
- Of Alkalis.
- LECTURE XVII.
- Of Liquid Inflammable Substances.
- Of Æther.
- LECTURE XVIII.
- Of Oil.
- LECTURE XIX.
- Of Solid Substances.
- Of Calcareous Earth.
- Of Siliceous Earth.
- LECTURE XX.
- Of Argillaceous Earth.
- Of Terra Ponderosa.
- Of Magnesia.
- LECTURE XXI.
- Of Ores.
- Of Gold.
- LECTURE XXII.
- Of Silver.
- Of Platina.
- LECTURE XXIII.
- Of Mercury.
- LECTURE XXIV.
- Of Lead.
- Of Copper.
- LECTURE XXV.
- Of Iron.
- LECTURE XXVI.
- Of Tin.
- Of the Semi-metals.
- LECTURE XXVII.
- Of Nickel.
- Of Arsenic.
- Of Cobalt.
- Of Zinc.
- LECTURE XXVIII.
- Of Antimony.
- Of Manganese.
- Of Wolfram.
- Of Molybdena.
- Of Solid Combustible Substances.
- LECTURE XXIX.
- Of the Doctrine of Phlogiston and the Composition of Water.
- LECTURE XXX.
- Of Heat.
- LECTURE XXXI.
- Of Animal Heat.
- LECTURE XXXII.
- Of Light.
- LECTURE XXXIII.
- Of Magnetism.
- LECTURE XXXIV.
- Of Electricity.
- LECTURE XXXV.
- The same Subject continued.
- LECTURE XXXVI.
- The same Subject continued.
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