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EXPERIMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS ON DIFFERENT KINDS OF AIR.
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EXPERIMENTS
AND
OBSERVATIONS
ON DIFFERENT KINDS OF
AIR.
The SECOND EDITION Corrected.
THE PREFACE.
ADVERTISEMENT.
FOOTNOTES:
THE CONTENTS.
THE INTRODUCTION.
SECTION I.
A general view of preceding discoveries relating to air.
SECTION II.
An account of the apparatus with which the following experiments were made.
PART I.
Experiments and Observations made in, and before the year 1772.
SECTION I.
Of Fixed Air.
FOOTNOTES:
SECTION II.
Of Air in which a Candle, or Brimstone, has burned out.
FOOTNOTES:
SECTION III.
Of inflammable Air.
FOOTNOTES:
SECTION IV.
Of Air infected with animal respiration, or Putrefaction.
FOOTNOTES:
SECTION V.
Of Air in which a mixture of Brimstone and Filings of Iron has stood.
SECTION VI.
Of nitrous Air.
FOOTNOTES:
SECTION VII.
Of Air infected with the fumes of burning Charcoal.
SECTION VIII.
Of the effect of the calcination of Metals, and of the effluvia of Paint made with White-Lead and Oil, on Air.
FOOTNOTES:
SECTION IX.
Of Marine Acid Air.
FOOTNOTES:
SECTION X.
Miscellaneous Observations.
FOOTNOTES:
PART II.
Experiments and Observations made in the Year 1773, and the Beginning of 1774.
SECTION I.
Observations on Alkaline Air.
SECTION II.
Of common Air diminished and made noxious by various processes.
POSTSCRIPT.
FOOTNOTES:
SECTION III.
Of Nitrous Air.
FOOTNOTES:
SECTION IV.
Of Marine Acid Air.
SECTION V.
Of Inflammable Air.
SECTION VI.
Of Fixed Air.
SECTION VII.
Miscellaneous Experiments.
SECTION VIII.
Queries, Speculations, and Hints.
THE APPENDIX.
NUMBER I.
Experiment I.
Experiment II.
Experiment III.
Experiment IV.
Experiment V.
Experiment VI.
Experiment VII.
Experiment VIII.
Experiment IX.
NUMBER II.
POSTSCRIPT
NUMBER III.
NUMBER IV.
Extract of a Letter from William Falconer, M.D. of Bath.
NUMBER V.
Extract of a Letter from Mr. William Bewley, of Great Massingham, Norfolk.
NUMBER VI.
A Letter from Dr. Franklin.
NUMBER VII.
Extract of a Letter from Mr. Henry of Manchester.
FINIS.
FOOTNOTES:
ERRATA.
A Catalogue of BOOKS written by
JOSEPH PRIESTLEY, LL.D. F.R.S.,
And printed for
J. JOHNSON, Bookseller, at No. 72,
St. Paul's Church-Yard, London.
Also, published under the Direction of Dr. PRIESTLEY,
THE THEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY.
Consisting of original Essays, Hints, Queries, &c. calculated to promote religious Knowledge, in 3 Volumes, 8vo, Price 18s. in Boards.
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