Experiments and Observations on the Following Subjects

Name: Experiments and Observations on the Following Subjects
Author: Thomas Henry

by Thomas Henry

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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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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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2014-06-29

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Public domain in the USA.

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Magnesium carbonate -- Early works to 1800 Magnesium carbonate -- Therapeutic use -- Early works to 1800 Lime -- Early works to 1800 Putrefaction -- Early works to 1800

About the author

Thomas Henry

1734–1816

A Manchester apothecary with a gift for practical science, he helped turn chemistry into something useful in everyday life. He is especially remembered for improving methods of making carbonated water and for his role in the lively scientific culture of eighteenth-century Britain.

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