Experimental chemistry, founded on the work [Principles of chemistry] of J.A. Stöckhardt |
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... earth attract one another , and if the string be cut , the stone will fly to the earth and come to rest . This kind of attraction is called gravitation , and it is said to be due to the force of gravity . It is found to exist in all ...
... earth attract one another , and if the string be cut , the stone will fly to the earth and come to rest . This kind of attraction is called gravitation , and it is said to be due to the force of gravity . It is found to exist in all ...
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... earth , it is converted into rust ; that the expressed juice of the grape gradually turns to wine , and this again to vinegar ; that wood in a stove , or oil in a lamp , disappears in burning ; and that animal and vegetable substances ...
... earth , it is converted into rust ; that the expressed juice of the grape gradually turns to wine , and this again to vinegar ; that wood in a stove , or oil in a lamp , disappears in burning ; and that animal and vegetable substances ...
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... earth . A potato placed in the earth grows soft , loses its mealy taste , becomes sweet and finally decays . The bud , that sends forth a sickly pale shoot in a dark cellar , when exposed to the light and air grows up a vigorous , firm ...
... earth . A potato placed in the earth grows soft , loses its mealy taste , becomes sweet and finally decays . The bud , that sends forth a sickly pale shoot in a dark cellar , when exposed to the light and air grows up a vigorous , firm ...
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... earth from a height of 772 feet , its motion is lost , but the weight and the earth receive heat enough to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit . We have already seen that friction may , under certain cir ...
... earth from a height of 772 feet , its motion is lost , but the weight and the earth receive heat enough to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit . We have already seen that friction may , under certain cir ...
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... in hydrochloric acid ? It becomes trans- If exposed to parent ; the bone - earth is dissolved , and 14 EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY . Objects of chemical inquiry Analysis, synthesis Elements, compounds, mixtures The ancient elements.
... in hydrochloric acid ? It becomes trans- If exposed to parent ; the bone - earth is dissolved , and 14 EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY . Objects of chemical inquiry Analysis, synthesis Elements, compounds, mixtures The ancient elements.
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Page 19 - ... the accuracy of every chemical process, and ascertain the true composition of bodies by proving the weight of the compound to be equal to the weight of the substances which produce it. 32. Use of the Balance,-— The balance is to the chemist what the compass is to the mariner, and before its introduction as a means of verifying experiments, the whole science of Chemistry was a collection of disconnected and separate facts and theories. Until within a comparatively recent period it was supposed...