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Fibrina obtained from mufele, N°
properties,
compofition,
Flint and fteel, effects of,
Flowers of bifmuth,
of zinc,
Fluate of potafli,
lime,
Fluoric acid, hiftory of,
properties,
compofition,
affinities,
Fluidity,
owing to an increafc of ca¬
loric,
Fluids, elaftic,
Foetus, cruft on,
nature of,
Fourcroifs experiments on water,
France, chemiftry ftudied in,
Freezing mixture, how ufed,
FriBion,
Frigorific particles,
Fulminating gold,
mercury,
platina,
powder,
filver,
G.
Galbanum,
Gallic acid, properties of,
affinities,
Gamboge,
Gafes not luminous,
expand equally,
azotic,
nitrous oxide,
nitrous,
Gelatine,
Glafs of antimony,
Gold, hiftory of,
properties,
affinities,
falts,
fulminating,
alloys,
Glucina, hiftory of,
properties,
falts,
Gluten, properties of,
Good conductors, what,
ufe of,
Greeks, their knowledge of chemi-
Guinea pig, urine ol,
Gum, properties,
diftillation of,
refins,
Gun-powder,
preparation,
nature of,
Guaiac,
H.
Hair and nails,
aCtion of water on,
2613
2614
2616
277
1661
I758
968
1208
c6o
562
564
565
207
212
101
2758
2759
392
37
275
290
271
2099
2135
95°
2048
2494
706
7I3
2497
157
206
35°
363
369
2584
1684
2077
2080
2c88
2089
2099
2109
1467
1473
2337
246
248
18
2700
2227
23 31
2483
947
948
949
2474
2807
2808
CHEMISTRY.
Hair and nails, aCtion of acids on, N5 2810
diftillation of, 2809
compofition, 2814
Hart/horn, 2852
Hai/y's theory of cryftallization, 84
Heat explained, 156
latent, 224
from condenfation, 278
by friCtion, 284
animal, 2545
lli/lory of chemiftry, 16
Honey, 2874
Hooke'1 s theory of light, 312
Horn from ffieep, &c. 2851
Horfe, urine of, 2696
Howards fulminating powder, 1731
Hulme's experiments on light, 149
Hydrogen gas, hiftory of, 373
properties,^ . 375
a remedy in difeafe, 378
Hyperoxymuriatic acid,
how obtained, 556
compofition of, 558
affinities, 559
I.
Ice, water in the ftate of, 394
Importance of chemiftry, 7
Inflammable fubftances, 816
names of, 818
hiftory, 819
properties, 821
conftituents, 829
InfleBion of light, 135
Ink, black, how to make, 193^
fympathetic, 1608
Iridium examined, 2153
Iron, hiftory of, 1880
ores, 1882
properties, 1884
caft, its properties, 1896
falts, ' 1903
alloys, . _ 1945
Irvine, Dr, his confirmation of
Black’s theory, 236
Ivory from the elephant, 2850
K.
Kermes, 2881
Kirwan's method of eftimating the
force of affinity, 110
objections to it by
Morveau and
Berthollet, III
method of afcertaining the
quantity of water in
fulphuric acid, 469
Koumifs, 2715
L.
Labdanum, 2466
Lac, _ _ _ 2475
Laccic acid, difcovery of, 768
properties of, 771
LaBic acid, difcovery of, 762
properties of, 764
LaBic acid, affinities of, Ne 76/
Lana philofophica, I757
Lavoifier on caloric, 264
J^aws of affinity, 92
Lead, 1824
properties of 1827
falts of, ^839
alloys of, 1869
Ligaments, 2801
Light, velocity of, 130
particles, 133
effeCts, 151
reflection of, 134
rays of, 152
, inflection, 135
refraCtion, 136
tranfparency, 140
undulating fluid, 128
Limbourg's idea of affinity, 55
Lime, properties of, 1169
affinities, 1175
falts, 1181
Liquid, water in the ftate of, 395
Liquor filicum, 145°
of the amnios, 2753
properties, 2754
of dropfy, 2764
blifters, ib.
Litharge, 1834
M.
Magiflery of bifmuth, 1669
Magnefia, hiftory of, 1332
properties, 3334
ufes, 1340
Malate of potafh, 3 005
Malic acid, hiftory of, 692
properties, 696
Manganefe, hiftory of, 163 2
ores, ^ 1633
properties, 1(535
oxides, I637
Mqflic, 2464
Matter, folid, 75
fluid, 76
Mayow's theory of light, 313
Medicine, 9
Mellitic acid, difcovery of, 754
properties, 756
compofition, 760
Membranes, 2799
Mercury, hiftory of, 1700
analyfis, 1702
properties, J 7G5
affinities, 1716
fulminating, I73I
Metals, importance of, 15°4
brilliancy,
denfity, I5°9
duCtility, if12
fufibility, 1515
imperfeCt, IS29
perfeCt, did.
Milk, properties of cow’s, 2716
feparates into two parts, 2707
coagulation of, 2711
* MHkt