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AC~~~;;::~~y c~n~~I¡~~'w~~! ~:~::,~~~ b~tl:~\lr;!r ~~::I:~!~~~r~~i~\'~lhfl~:r~~~:;:, 1~~~~~~na!~I;...:;:e:;¡~;I~'~~dlhe4~~~r~.

ZJNc.¿PrlfOCe'~

Ir/flal, plnfolm:A,

and oll,,:r mClals

rcfcmbling

Bold. By employing zinc in fubClance in

finall l'roponiuiu.

'lhe befi piulhbeek aboUl '-4

O(Zll1(:.

•

Sptlrel'".

A nalive fubtb.ncc, found in Cornw3U, eonnllillg of zinc and I:Oppe., and ufed a, a

rolder.

lSE.l\.O.j\fE..TALS.

~;$:'~:::.V.

:;I[:hf\~riitle

marso

Somewhat

reremblin~

raver.

ARS~~;d bt::lit:l~r;;~~o ~i:r::~ng

arrenle,

Cufed

wuh nirre, upon copper in fufion.

100

Iarge a propor,ion of a.r(enie is

ufed,

maleel

the

com.

~~~~~~~'. '~h¡l~i~~db~¡~~~~

eompound, which does

nOI

larnifh fo roon as pure

copper,

and admits of a fine

polifh•

. . . LNI,CltEL. White and brittle.

and apIlo

lamifh.

ACIDS:

Vllr~ol,e,

Nltrous,

I\~uri:ltic,

Vegelable, of Urine, ofAmber, of Ants, aJlabove.

ALKALIS: Fun-·, and Volat,le,

aboye.

SULPHUR,

aboye.

MET

ALS:

Gola, Silver·, Lead · , Tin, and Copper,

abave.

ZINC, Awhile fubl1ance refembling filver.

ANT

010

NY. The magnelic qualily of the iron

¡~

totally deflroyed in Ihis compound.

IRON.

BIS/IIUTII. In a flrong heat, this emitteth flames.

SE..\U-METALS.

AAS!;f!~¡e a~d~;~'}s~l,

hard, and brinJe compound. By furing with foap

lartar.

metal refembling fme fieel is made by futing can

iroJn

with a liule

~~~~~~. A\~~~~~~~r~:~:k:bir~~aiJ~~un~/r;;¡~r:~lr ~~dddr.!'~;i~;;~1

duilile, and fufceptible

fine

polin¡.

VJTRESCF.NT

EA~T~:.L. AAtr~~;'~':r:Y:·lafs.

In general blaekiDlj bUI fomclimes yellow, grecn, or blue. The eolour is inAueneed by Ihe degree of heat as weU as na-

tureof lhe IIlgredlents.

ACtOS:

Vil~iolie, Nilrou,~,

Muriatic, Vegefable. , of Urine, as aboye.

: ALKALI : FU:I·, as aboye.

SULPHUR, as abave.

MERCURY.

METALS: GolO, Silver·, Lead · , Tin, andCopper, as abave.

{ ZI

NC.

An amalgum.

~ofl

or hard, according

fhe proporlions employed.

ANTI

y • .

By roelung me reg1l11ls, and pourlng it upon boiling mercury. By frequently diftilIing (rom this amatgum, the mercury is rendered mueh

SEJ\lI_l'o'IET.o\LS.

more pure, and !s.,hcn c3:'led

QrlimQUd '!,trcur/.

~~~~~!~: ;h~¡J;:~~~~!o:e;'~l~~g ~!o~Ut'h;~~~~~~~~I~;nk~~:n:ron,

and evapoming Ihe mereury. It has mueh the :lppeuance of

fJ~'er.

COBALT. By mixing

tira

wirh nid:eI, and Ihen adding mercury.

ACtDS: Vitriolie, Nitrous, Murialic, Vegefable, of Urinc,

Amber, ofhnts, as abave.

~~t~Htr!~e!;baa:e~bove.

ZIKC.

I'olETALS: Gold, Sil..er, Lead, Tin, Corper, and Iron,

above.

~MERCl1RY'

as aboye.

ANTIMON'·. This mixlure is applied to no panicular ure.

SE.\U-l\1ETALS.

:~!~~~~: ~~I::dkf~~:~.te ma(~.

COEALT. The parricular nature and properties of this mi"l i, nOI known.

ACIDS: Vitrio!ie · , Nilrous, Vcgetable", and Urinous. V/ilh me phenomena, and by the means "bol'e deferib:d.

ALKALlS: Fi)Ced and Volatile. as abo..e.

SULI'HUR,

3bal'e.

I METALS: Gold, Silver, Lead, Tin ", Copper,

amI

Iron,

aboYe.

ANTI-

[I\ILRClIRY' andZinc, asabave.

MONY.

SE¡\II-METALS.

~~SS~ ~~C~' ~~a~;t~~~~~i~~~~fi~til::f I~;¡!¡~¡;r;re

nOI kno\\'lI.

PLATI :-:.\. A hal'dmafs.

COBA L

Nalure unknown.

lNICrcr.Lo

Ditlo.

VITREOUS EARTHS.

Ihin pcnetraling glars¡ which is a I>owerful flux of merals.

1~~~SL:IS;itF\~~d' .~~~I:r~;~!~ií~a~~,a;:e:!:~le,

:lIId urinous¡ with me phenomena, 6r. above defcribed.

METALS: Gold, Sill'er, Lead, Tin, CQPper, :md Iron, as aboye.

SULPHUR, as above.

BIS:'IJUTH.

~l\tERCURY

and ASTINONY, as a!)(we.

ARSENIC. Narure not knQwn.

SEZ\II-METALS.

~~~~~~

...

~. ~~isll~~~;firá!~~¡tie:ti~k:t~~U~e;i::r :~!¡~o~;,o~dtili~~ea~iling

cobal!¡ bUI il cannOl be uniled by itrelf.

NICKEL. Thismiy.lisnoll.."llown.

~~T~O~~t~~t~tí~;;;li:.~e~oe~e~~~i~.:~t~dO~r¡~o~~~~th~h~d;I:-;~f~~~~~~ ai!~~~~;;m~~~i~~~J~

probably owing to fome mixture of eobalt whh il,

ALKALlS: Fi"I, and Volatile; wilh me phenomena, and by the means mentioned abo\·e.

SULPHUR,

above.

ARSENIC.

METALS: Gold,

S~III~~, t;:t~dni;,' ~1~r:n:th~i:ib::'e~bo,'e.

SEl\U-j\IETALS.

~PI_ATINA.

COBALT.

NICKEL. The phenomena anending thefe mixture' have not been as yet particularly oblerved.

XbT~fO~~~!~g~~;h

Ih:

p~~!~;~~~~ ~:.a:Z~ti:~:~e;bl::/ufion

of olher maneT!o The arfenic muft firfi be prepared by difTolving and precipitating [rom aIkaliJ.

: ALKALI : Volatile, as aboYe.

PLATINA.

METALS: Gold, Silver, Tin, Copper, and Iron, as ahove.

¡MERCURY, Zinc, BiCmum, andArfenic, asabo\'e.

lSEMI-METALS. COBALT.

NICKEI.. T he phenomena auending thefe mi)Ctllres not yet obfervl:!d.

ACtDS: Vitriolic, Nitrous, MurialJc, and Urinous; wilh thl:! pllenomena,

~c.

as abon: dercribed.

~l~K.;¡-¿S: "G'~~~eSil~~:,b~ve~d,

Tin, Copper, and lron, as aboye.

COBALT.

SEMI

_METALS.SJ

\IERCURY·, Zinc,

All~imony,

.Bifmum·, Arrenic, and Platina, asabove.

(NICKEL.. T he propernes of thls c.0t;Jpound.not knowll. .

.. .

l F:ARTHY.

CALX of FLINT.

~~,tít~'

v~~¡;;i~;~~~r:~¡~~~~le~~Sit~~:f :li~I;lea;:taili~1flenmg

mem wuh waler, and prel1ing tllem d ofe ill \\'oodtn tllhs.

ACIOS: Nifrous, andMurialicj with the phenomena,

6 c.

as mentioned aboye.

: ALKALI : Volatile, as ahove.

NICKEL.

SULPHUR, as above.

: METALS: GQld, Ll:!ad, Tin, Copper, and Tron, as aboye.

lSEMI-METALS : Anrimony, Bifmuth, Menic, Platina, and Cobalt, asahove.

( ACIOS: Vitriolie, Nilrou5, Murialic, and Vl:!getable; with Ihe phenomena, and by Ihe :uliflances above melllioned.

'\ ALKALIS: Fixcd, as aba..e.

ABSOR-

EARTHY.

!¡:~~~~~~~~~s. B~~~s:ci~~:el:!!:::Jya~n~~:omall~~ar5a~ei~I:~I:~~;~d~lt~~nt.han

by themrelves, hUI not witltoul Ihe lIudition of (ame allcali.

Jii~~s.

1 \\'

ATER.

úm,...a'er.

By foluti"ll.

fOmetin,es fOllnd Rowing

011'

of Ihe eanh in fprings

and

3li

it alw.1ys quits the waler when exporl:!d 10 the air, il

tbere dtpofiled on the banks of Ihe fireams, forming Ihe fiony incrunaliolls caUcd

pu,ijiclJtil",r:

And fihring through the pore( of the eanb,

and dropping Ihrough the roof$ of fubteTTancous caves, it fonns the curiOU$ incruftalions Cound hanging from Ihe roof of fuch piares

fometimes

AIR.

FaxT.

ü~~~~:/or~i~f:~dlll~u!l~ali~~~~~et~¡ck_lime

has o( abforbing

¡I~

air, and again wim ir refuming ils nony conrifience, thar il is filled for a

I:!emenl in building; and Ihe grl:!al hardncfs

the: ce:melllSin old buildings is owing

the: airbeing more ptrfeltlyunited with thefethan innewerworks.

ACtOS: Vi.riolie·, and Nitrous · j wilh Ihe phenomena,

6c.

as above mentioned.

ALKALI: Fixl:!d, as abover.

CRYSTAL·

METALS: Lead, Tin, Copper, and Iron, as above.

'1!~is~rE~~ ~ ~~6~~~:~~LSMR~~~~7s'a:!~:~lth,

Arfenie, and Cobalt, as .tbove.

EARTHS.

ARGILLACEOUS EARTHS. A mafs running inlo gla(s in a moderale heat.

WA!;;~~er!~!:lll\;¡fl¡stsa!Sth¡st ~~~~~ti~ofea;:~rr&i~¡f;~'i~;;i!~\!~ea¡n~~tfi:~i~~~u:r~~efdlh~1!~yh::ii,~~or~~~s

eryfhiUine form, il is probable: thal il haJ been once (ufpended j

ARGILLACEOUS EARTHS, \\ ilh Abfurbem and Ctyl1a1line EaItbs, as above. Witl\ water it only unites into a pafte of a mechanical namu.

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T H E

T A B L ES.