Le contenu du livre de Jane Marcet, qui inspira Michael Faraday
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CONVERSATIONS ON CHEMISTRY
IN WHICH THE ELEMENTS OF THAT SCIENCE ARE FAMILIARLY EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED
BY EXPERIMENTS; IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I: ON SIMPLE BODIES
BY JANE MARCET
Contents of the First Volume on Simple Bodies
CONVERSATION I.
On the General Principles of Chemistry..............................................................................
Connection between Chemistry and Natural Philosophy.
Improved State of modem Chemistry.
Its Use in the Arts.
The general Objects of Chemistry.
Definition of Elementary Bodies.
Definition of Decomposition.
Integrant and Constituent Particles.
Distinction between Simple and Compound Bodies.
Classification of Simple Bodies.
Of Chemical Affinity, or Attraction of Composition.
Examples of Composition and Decomposition.
CONVERSATION II.
On Light and Heat...........................................................................................................................
Light and Heat capable of being separated.
Dr. Herschel’s Experiments.
Phosphorescence.
Of Caloric.
Its two Modifications.
Free Caloric.
Of the three different States of Bodies, solid, fluid, and aeriform.
Dilatation of Solid Bodies.
Pyrometer.
Dilatation of Fluids.
Thermometer.
Dilatation of Elastic Fluids.
Air Thermometer.
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Equal Diffusion of Caloric.
Cold a negative Quality.
Professor Prevost's Theory of the Radiation of Heat.
Professor Pictet's Experiments on the Reflection of Heat.
Mr. Leslie’s Experiments on the Radiation of Heat.
CONVERSATION III.
Continuation of the Subject..........................................................................................................
Of the difierent Power of Bodies to conduct Heat.
Attempt to account for this Power.
Count Rumford's Opinion respecting the non-conducting Power of Fluids.
Phenomena of Boiling.
Of Solution in general.
Solvent Power of Water.
Difference between Solution and Mixture.
Solvent Power of Caloric— Of Clouds, Rain.
Dr. Wlls' Theory of Dew, Evaporation, &c.
Influence of Atmospherical Pressure on Evaporation.
Ignition.
CONVERSATION IV.
On Combined Caloric, Comprehending Specific and Latent Heat..........................................
Of Specific Heat.
Of the different Capacities of Bodies for Heat.
Specific Heat, not perceptible by the Senses.
How to be ascertained.
Of latent Heat.
Distinction between Latent and Specific Heat.
Phenomena attending the Melting of Ice and the Formation of Vapour.
Phenomena attending the Formation of Ice, and the Condensation of Elastic Fluids.
Instances of Condensation, and consequent Disengagement of Heat, produced by
Mixtures, by the slaking of Lime.
General Remarks on Latent Heat.
Explanation of the Phenomena of Ether boiling, and Water freezing, at the same
Temperature.
Of the Production of Cold by Evaporation.
Calorimeter.
Meteorological Remarks.
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CONVERSATION V.
On the Steam-Engine......................................................................................................................
Origin of the Steam-Engine.
Marquis of Worcester's Invention.
Savary and Newcomen's Engine.
Watt's Double Steam-Engine described.
Wolff's Engine.
Advantages derived from the Steam-Engine.
CONVERSATION VI.
On the Chemical Agencies of Electricity......................................................................................
Electricity, positive and negative.
Galvani's Discoveries.
Galvanism.
Voltaic Battery.
Electrical Machine.
Theory of Voltaic Excitement.
Its Influence on the Magnetic Needle.
CONVERSATION VII.
On Oxygen and Nitrogen...............................................................................................................
The Atmosphere composed of Oxygen and Nitrogen in the State of Gas.
Definition of Gas.
Mr. Faraday's Experiments on the Liquefaction and Solidification of Gases.
Oxygen essential to Combustion and Respiration.
Decomposition of the Atmosphere by Combustion.
Nitrogen Gas obtained by this Process.
Of Oxygenation in general.
Of the Oxidation of Metals.
Oxygen Gas obtained from Oxide of Manganese.
Description of a Water-bath for collecting and preserving Gases.
Combustion of Iron Wire in Oxygen Gas.
Fixed and volatile Products of Combustion.
Patent Lamps.
Decomposition of the Atmosphere.
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CONVERSATION VIII.
On Hydrogen....................................................................................................................................
Of Hydrogen.
Of the Formation of Water by the Combustion of Hydrogen.
Of the Decomposition of Water.
Detonation of Hydrogen Gas.
Description of Lavoisier's Apparatus for the Formation of Water.
Hydrogen Gas essential to the Production of Flame.
Musical Tones produced by the Combustion of Hydrogen Gas within a Glass Tube.
Combustion of Candles explained.
Gas Lights.
Detonation of Hydrogen in Soap Bubbles.
Air Balloons.
Meteorological Phenomena ascribed to Hydrogen Gas.
Miner's Lamp.
CONVERSATION IX.
On Sulpher and Phosphorus..........................................................................................................
Natural History of Sulphur.
Sublimation.
Alembic.
Combustion of Sulphur in Atmospheric Air.
Of Acidification in general.
Nomenclature of the Acids.
Combustion of Sulphur in Oxygen Gas.
Sulphuric Acid.
Sulphurous Acid.
Decomposition of Sulphur.
Sulphuretted Hydrogen Gras.
Harrowgate, or Hydro-Sulphuretted Waters.
Phosphorus.
Decomposition of Phosphorus.
History of its Discovery.
Its Combustion in Oxygen Gas.
Phosphoric Acid.
Phosphorous Acid.
Eudiometer.
Combination of Phosphorus with Sulphur.
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Phosphoretted Hydrogen Gas.
Nomenclature of Binary Compounds.
Phosphoret of Lime burning under Water.
CONVERSATION X.
On Carbon........................................................................................................................................
Method of obtaining pure Charcoal.
Method of making common Charcoal.
Pure Carbon not to be obtained by Art.
Diamond.
Properties of Carbon.
Combustion of Carbon.
Production of Carbonic Acid Gas.
Carbon susceptible of only one Degree of Acidification.
Gaseous Oxide of Carbon.
Of Seltzer Water, and other Mineral Waters.
Effervescence.
Decomposition of Water by Carbon.
Mr. Bunsen's Experiments to produce Light at a cheap Rate.
Carburet of Iron.
Oils.
Vegetable Acids.
Of the Power of Carbon to revive Metals.
CONVERSATION XI.
On Metals.........................................................................................................................................
Natural History of Metals.
Of Roasting, Smelting, &c.
Oxidation of Metals by the Atmosphere.
Change of Colours produced by different Degrees of Oxidation.
Combustion of Metals.
Perfect Metals burnt by Electricity only.
Some Metals revived by Carbon and other Combustibles.
Perfect Metals revived by Heat alone.
Of the Oxidation of certain Metals by the Decomposition of Water.
Power of Acids to promote this Effect.
Oxidation of Metals by Acids.
Metallic Neutral Salts.
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Previous Oxidation of the Metal requisite.
Crystallisation.
Solution distinguished from Dissolution.
Five Metals susceptible of Acidification.
Meteoric Stones.
Alloys, Soldering, Plating, Gilding, new Mode by Electricity.
Of Arsenic, and of the caustic Effects of Oxygen.
Of Verdigris, Sympathetic Ink, &c.
Of the new Metals discovered by Sir H. Davy, by means of Electricity.
