[Gutenberg 46143] • Experiments and Observations on the Following Subjects / 1. On the preparation, calcination, and medicinal uses of Magnesia Alba. 2. On the solvent qualities of calcined Magnesia. 3. On the variety in the solvent powers of quick-lime, when used in different quantities. 4. On various absorbents, as promoting or retarding putrefaction. 5. On the comparative antiseptic powers of vegetable infusions prepared with lime, &c. 6. On the sweetening properties of fixed air.
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- Authors
- Henry, Thomas
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Tags
- magnesium carbonate -- early works to 1800 , magnesium carbonate -- therapeutic use -- early works to 1800 , putrefaction -- early works to 1800 , lime -- early works to 1800
- ISBN
- 9781332260430
- Date
- 2015-08-05T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.09 MB
- Lang
- en
Excerpt from Experiments and Observations on the Following Subjects
The calcination of Magnefia is not a new procefsflz}; but, as in th1s fiate It IS a medicine not much introduced into practice.
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