Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry

A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts and Interesting Experiments, Which are Well Explained and Warranted Genuine and may be Performed Easily, Safely, and at Little Expense.

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Be it remembered, that on the twenty-second day of October, A.D. 1825, and in the fiftieth year of the Independence of the United States of America, RUFUS PORTER, of the said District, has deposited in this Office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor,...

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4. Part 4

57. ETCHING ON COPPER PLATES.--Melt together two ounces of bees-wax, and one ounce of venice turpentine, and when the wax is melted and boils, add by small quantities, two ounce...

3. Part 3

39. TO GIVE STEEL A TEMPER TO CUT MARBLE.--No temper can be given to steel, in which hardness is combined with tenacity, more than in that given to files, at the file manufactor...

6. Part 6

100. TO PROCURE THE EXHILARATING GAS.--Put a quantity of nitrate of ammonia into a flask, and apply the heat of a lamp, which must be gentle, and well regulated. The salt will i...

2. Part 2

10. TO DYE SILK A BRILLIANT SILVER COLOUR.--Proceed as directed in the last experiment, only use the nitrate of silver, (see 6) instead of nitro-muriate of gold. The process of...

5. Part 5

78. TO MAKE THE COMMON FULMINATING POWDERS.--Grind and mix intimately, three parts of nitrate of potass, with two of sub-carbonate of potass, and one of sulphur. If half a drach...

1. Part 1

Be it remembered, that on the twenty-second day of October, A.D. 1825, and in the fiftieth year of the Independence of the United States of America, RUFUS PORTER, of the said Di...

7. Part 7

116. SUNDRY EXPERIMENTS.--Rub together a little dry powdered alum, and acetate of lead; both will become fluid. To a saturated solution of muriate of lime, add a saturated solut...