A curious research into the element of water : containing many noble and useful experiments on that fluid body. As I. Three different Experiments of reducing Water into Earth. II. Several Experiments of turning Salts into Water; with a Method of discovering their intrinsic Earths, and of what Nature they are. III. A Method of turning Vitriol of Mercury into Water; with a way to extract the genuine Earth of that corrosive Body. IV. An Experiment proving that that there is a latent Fire in Water; with a Method to attract the said Fire from the Water, and to render it visible, &c. &c. The Interspersed with Curious Queries and Remarks. Being the conjunctive trials of Ambrose and John Godfrey, chymists, from their late father's observations.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Godfrey, Ambrose, -1756.

Godfrey, John, active 1747, author.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemistry--Early works to 1800.

Chemistry.

Water--Experiments--Early works to 1800.

Water.

Water--Experiments.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages,18 pages ; 4⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed by T. Gardner, and sold at his printing-office, at Cowley's-Head, opposite St. Clement's-Church in the Strand, [1747]

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T90116.

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