Part 23

Florence marble, description and use of, 115

Fluat of lime, 119

Fluats, 13

Fluoric acid, what it is, 13 —— ——, how to etch on glass by means of, 120 —— ——, mode of obtaining, 120

Fluor spar, description and properties of, 119 —— ——, how manufactured, and the uses of, 119

Flux, white, of what made, 137 ——, black, 137

Freestone, description and uses of, 233

French chalk, description and uses of, 92

Fuller’s earth, description and use of, 87

Fulminating powder, 176

Fulminating silver, extraordinary properties of, 182

Fumigating of rooms, how effected, 133

Fur in tea kettles, how formed there, 114

G.

Galena, what it is, 203

Gangue, in mining, what it is, 4

Garnet, precious, where found, how cut, and value of, 42, 43 –– ——, how set, and uses of, 42 ——, common, 43 ——, Syrian and pyrope, 43

Gas, what it is, 10

Gas lights, history and uses of, 156 —— ——, how produced, 156 –– ——, how exhibited on a small scale, 156

Gems, engraving, cutting, and value of, 21─23 ——, imitations of, 22

Giant’s causeway, account of, 95

Gilding on iron or copper, how performed, 172 —— in or─moulu, what it is, 172 —— on silver, how performed, 172 —— on the edges of tea─cups, 173 —— wax, how made, and use of, 172 ——, ancient mode of, 172 ——, on wood, 172

Glass, how made, 55 ——, bottles, how made, 55 ——, window and plate, how made, 55, 56 ——, annealing of, the use of, 56 ——, how to etch on, 120 ——, Muscovy. See Mica.

Glauber salt, description of, how obtained, and uses of, 123 —— ——, pleasing experiment with, 134

Glimmer. See Mica.

Glucine, 16

Gneiss, 226

Gold, description and properties of, 167, 168 ——, how obtained from mines in America and Europe, 168 ——, found in Ireland and Scotland, 168, 169 ——, mode of extracting from the ore, 169 ——, value and uses of, 170 ——, coinage or sterling gold; and gold of the new standard, 170 ——, description of the stamps on gold plate, 170 ——, how alloyed, 170 ——, coinage gold of Portugal, America, France, Spain, Holland, and Morocco, 170 ——, trinket and pale gold, how alloyed, 170 ——, ductility and tenacity of, 170

Gold leaf, how beaten, 171

Gold wire, 173

Gold thread and lace, what they are, 173

Gold powder for painting, how made, 173 ——, Dutch, how made, 187

Gold─beaters’ skin, how made, and uses of, 171

Granite, description and uses of, 225 ——, various kinds of, 225

Goulard, of what made, 207

Grey─wacka, 232

Grindstones, of what made, 234

Gritstone, description and uses of, 233

Gun─barrels, how browned, 141

Gun─flints, how made, and how to choose, 54

Gunpowder, how made, 137

Gypsum. See Alabaster. ——, fibrous, description and uses of, 118

H.

Hair, pernicious effects of preparations to colour the, 181

Heliotrope. See Bloodstone.

Hone, or whetslate, description and use of, 80

Hyacinth, description and uses of, 30

Hydrogen, 19

I.

Inflammable air, 19

Ink, indelible, for marking linen, how made, 181 ——, sympathetic, how made, 222

Instantaneous light, matches and bottles for procuring, how made, 145

Iron, description and uses of, 190 ——, mines, account of, 190 ——, how extracted from the ore, 191 ——, cast iron, what, and uses of, 191 ——, wrought iron, how made, and uses of, 191 ——, how preserved from rust, 193 ——, native, account of extraordinary masses of, 197 ——, magnetic, or loadstone, description and uses of, 197 ——, white, what, 201

Iron pyrites, description and uses of, 198 ——, how to gild on, 172 ——, sulphat of. See Vitriol, green.

J.

Jade, description and uses of, 88

James’s powder, of what made, 217

Jargoon, description and uses of, 29

Jasper, description and uses of, 60 ——, various kinds of, 61 ——, agate. See Agate.

Jet, description, properties, and uses of, 158 ——, imitation of, 160

K.

Kaolin, what it is, and how made, 74

Ketton stone, description and use of, 114

L.

Labrador felspar, description and uses of, 69

Lapis lazuli. See Azure stone.

Lapis ollaris, description and use of, 90

Lazulite. See Azure stone.

Lead, description of, 203 ——, how extracted from the ore, 218 ——, pig lead, what it is, 204 ——, ancient and modern uses of, 204 ——, injurious effects of leaden vessels, 204 ——, alloys and oxides of, 205 ——, silver, how obtained from, 178, 207 ——, white, how manufactured, and uses of, 205 ——, red or minium, how manufactured, and uses of, 206 ——, sugar of, 207 ——, how detected in wine, &c., 207 ——, pleasing experiment with, 207

Lead mines, account of, 203

Lemnian earth, how obtained and use of, 86

Lias, use of for multiplying drawings, 116

Lime, 17; how burnt, and various uses of, 97 —— water, how made, 98

Lime carbonat of, 99

Lime sulphat of, 117

Lime fluat of, 119

Limestone, description and uses of, 99 ——, primitive, 228 ——, transition, 232

Litharge, how made and uses of, 206 —— plaster, of what made, 206

Loadstone, description of, where found, and uses of, 197

Loam, description and uses of, 73

Looking─glasses, process of silvering, 176

Lunar caustic, what it is, and uses of, 181

Lydian stone, description and uses of, 53

M.

Magnesia, how prepared and uses of, 125

Malachite, description and uses of, 188

Manganese, description of, how obtained, and uses of, 222

Marble, description and uses of, 100 ——, statuary, 102—105—109 ——, Pentelic, Greek white, and Parian, 101 ——, Carrara, Luni, and Verde antique, 102 ——, Sienna, Brocatello, Mandelato, Verde di Prato, Lago Maggiore, Bretonico, and Campan, 103 ——, Griotte, Marquese, Sarencolin, St. Beaume or Languedoc, Breccia of the Pyrenees, 104 ——, white Spanish, Seville, Tortosa, Grenada, Spanish Breccia, 105 ——, Lumachelli, Sicilian, Swiss, Portuguese, Russian, Asiatic marble of Tabriz, African, American, 106 ——, Petworth, Purbeck, 107 ——, Babbicombe, Derbyshire, Kendal, Mona, Tirie, 108 ——, Assynt, Isle of Sky, Sutherland, Glen Tilt, 109 ——, Blairgowrie, Glenavon, Ballichulish, Blairmachyldach, 110 ——, mode of cutting and polishing, 111 ——, black, 111 ——, Florence, 115 ——, Cottam, 116

Marcasite. See Pyrites.

Marking ink, for linen, &c. how made and used, 181

Marl, description and uses of, 114

Matrix, 4

Meerschaum, how obtained, prepared, and used, 84

Mercury, the ores of, 173 ——, how extracted from the ore, 175 ——, properties and uses of, 175, 176

Mercury mines in India, description of, 175

Metals, different states in which they are found, 165 ——, how obtained and prepared for use, 165

Meteoric stones, description of, 193 —— ——, extraordinary instances of their falling from the air in 1492, 1672, 1704, 1795, 1814, &c., 195 —— ——, opinions of learned men respecting, 197 —— ——, properties of, 194

Mica, description of, how obtained, and uses of, 81

Mica slate, or micaceous schistus, 227

Millstones. See Burr Stone. ——, Peak, what formed of, 233 ——, of granite, 225

Millstone grit, description and uses of, 233

Mineral green, of what made, 141

Mineral oil. See Petroleum.

Minerals, systematic arrangement of, 4

Mineral tar, description and uses of, 148, 149

Minium, how manufactured, and uses of, 206

Mochoa stone, description and use of, 63 —— ——, imitations of, how made, 63

Mona marble. See Serpentine.

Moonstone, description and use of, 70

Mountains, comparative heights of the principal, 237

Muriatic acid, 13

Muriats, 13

Muscovy glass. See Mica.

Music plates, of what made, 217

N.

Naphtha, where found, uses and properties of, 146

Natron, description of, how obtained and uses of, 128

Nephrite. See Jade.

Nickel, description and uses of, 208 ——, oxide of, and for what used, 209

Nitrats, 14

Nitrat of silver, uses of, 181

Nitre, description of, how and whence obtained, 136 ——, how manufactured, and uses of, 136, 137

Nitric acid. See Aqua fortis.

Nova Mina topaz, 37

O.

Ochre, red, description and uses of, 199

Obsidian, description and uses of, 66

Oil, rancidity of, how corrected, 207

Onyx, description and use of, 57

Opal, description of, where found, use and value of, 63 ——, imitations of, 64 ——, Hydrophanous, singular quality, use, and value of, 64 ——, Common, 65 ——, Mother of pearl, and wood opal, 65, 66

Orpiment, yellow, description and uses of, 214 ——, red, 214

Oxides, 11

Oxygen, 10 —— gas, 11

P.

Paint, white, how to prevent pernicious effects of, 205 —— ——, made of oxide of zinc, 211

Paviour’s flags, of what made, 234

Paving stones, 225, 233

Pearl─ash, what it is, and how prepared, 136 —— white, of what made, and use of, 218

Pebbles, 46

Petrifactions. See Tufa.

Petrifying springs, at Knaresborough and Matlock, 113

Petroleum, description, properties, and uses of, 157

Petunzè, 69

Pewter, of what made, 202

Phosphats, 12

Phosphoric acid, 12─20

Phosphorus, 19

Pinchbeck, of what made, and use of, 187

Pipe─clay, description and use of, 72

Plaster of Paris, of what made, and use of, 118

Plate glass, how made, 56

Plating of copper, &c. how performed, 180

Platina, description, properties, and uses of, 166, 167

Pompey’s pillar, of what formed, 230

Ponderous earth. See Barytes.

Porcelain─clay, description and use of, 74 ——, Chinese, French, and English porcelain, account of, 74 ——, how manufactured, glazed, and painted, 74, 75 ——, biscuit, how made, 47, 75

Porphyry, description and uses of, 229

Portland stone, description and use of, 114

Potash, description of, how obtained, and use of, 135

Potstone, description and use of, 90

Pottery, how made, 73

Powder blue, of what made, and use of, 222

Prince’s metal, what it is, and for what used, 187

Printer’s types, of what made, 205, 218

Pumice, description and use of, 67

Pyrites, description, properties, and uses of, 198, 199

Q.

Quartz, description, properties, and uses of, 44 ——, rock, 231

Queen’s ware pottery, of what made, 73

Quick lime, how made, 98

Quicksilver. See Mercury.

R.

Red chalk and Reddle, description and uses of, 199

Realgar, description and uses of, 214

Rocks, systematic arrangement of, 7, 224 ——, primitive, description of, 224 ——, secondary, 231 ——, transition, 232 ——, floetz or flat, 233 ——, volcanic, 235

Rock oil. See Naphtha.

Roe stone. See Ketton stone.

Roofing slate, description of, 76 —— ——, how to choose, 77 —— ——, Welsh and Westmoreland, 78 —— ——, French, 76 —— ——, various uses of, 77─80

Rolling stones, of what made, 234

Rotten stone, description and use of, 76

Rouge, of what made, 84, 91

Rubellite, valuable specimen of, 41

Ruby, Oriental, description of, 31 ——, whence imported, value, properties, and uses of, 31, 32 ——, spinel, description, value, and uses of, 32 ——, Balais, 32 ——, false, 49

Ruin marble. See Florence marble.

S.

Sal ammoniac, description of, how made, and uses of, 138, 139

Salt, common, description and uses of, 129 ——, mines in Poland, description of, 129 ——, mines in Chester, 130 ——, mountains of, in Spain, 130

—— springs, 131

Salt, how manufactured, 131 ——, bay, 132 ——, spirit of, how made, and uses of, 132

Saltpetre. See Nitre.

Sand, common, description and uses of, 52

Sandstone, 234

Sapphire, Oriental, description of, how cut and set, 30 ——, properties, value, and use of, 30, 31 ——, false, or water, 49

Sardonyx, 57

Scots pebbles, description and use of, 62

Scythe─stones, how made, 234

Sea froth. See Meerschaum.

Sea water, description and properties of, 244 —— ——, cause of its bitterness, and saltiness, 244 —— ——, uses of, 245

Serpentine, description and uses of, 89, 90

Shell silver, how prepared, 181

Shot, how made, 205

Sienite, description and uses of, 230

Silex, 15

Siliceous earth, 15

Silicium, 15

Silver, description of, 177 —— mines of Potosi and Norway, account of, 177, 178 ——, found in Scotland, 178 ——, extracted from lead, 178 ——, how extracted from its ores, 178 ——, value and uses of, and how alloyed, 179 ——, marks or stamps on silver plate explained, 179 ——, nitrat of, uses of, 181 ——, fulminating, extraordinary properties of, 182 ——, experiments with preparations of, 182 ——, how to gild, 172

Silver plate, how cleaned, 179 ——, ductility of, 179

Silver wire, 179

Silvering of looking─glasses, process of, 176 —— of metals, how performed, 186 —— of paper and wood, 181

Slate. See Roofing slate, and Writing slate.

Slate pencils, how made, 78

Slickenside, extraordinary properties of, 218

Smalt, of what formed, and uses, 221 ——, strewing, 221

Smaragdus, 38

Snowdon diamonds, what they are, 47

Soap, how made, 127

Soap, boiling, illustration of, 127 ——, white, yellow, and soft, of what made, 128 —— of glass, what it is, 223

Soapstone. See Steatite.

Soda, description and uses of, 126 ——, carbonat of, 128 ——, muriat of, 129 ——, sulphat of, 133

Solder, of what made, 205

Soot, uses of, 156

Spanish chalk, 84

Spanish white, of what made, 100

Spelter. See Zinc.

Stalactites, description and uses of, 112

Stalagmite, 112

Steatite, description and uses of, 83

Steel, how made, and uses of, 192, 193 ——, Damascus, what, 192 ——, cast, how made, 192 ——, how to preserve from rust, 192

Strontian, 17

Stucco, of what made, 118

Sulphur, 19; description of, and how manufactured, 143 ——, uses and properties of, 143, 144 ——, singular experiment with, 145

Sulphuric acid, how prepared, properties and uses of, 145

Sympathetic ink, how made and used, 222

T.

Table slates, how made, 78

Talc, common, or Venetian, description and uses of, 91 ——, indurated. See French chalk.

Tamarind─tree, petrified. See Woodstone.

Tartar, emetic, how prepared, 217

Tea─cups, how to gild, 173

Tea─urns, how browned, 141

Thunderbolts. See Meteoric stones.

Tiles, how made, 72

Tin, description of, 200 ——, alloys of, 202 ——, block, and tin plate, what, and uses of, 200, 201 ——, how extracted from the ore, 200

Tin mines, and steam works, account of, 200

Tin putty, how made, and uses of, 202

Tin foil, how made, and uses of, 203

Tin─glass. See Bismuth.

Tincal. See Borax.

Tinning of iron and copper, how performed, 201

Tobacco pipes, how made, 73 —— ——, Turkish, of what made, 84

Topaz, description of, where found, and how obtained, 35, 36 ——, value, uses, and properties of, 36 ——, Oriental, 32 ——, Brazilian, Saxon, Bohemian, blue, pink, white, or Nova Mina, 37

Tourmaline, description and properties, and uses of, 40

Trap, primitive, 228

Tripoli, description and use of, 76

Tufa, description and uses of, 113, 114

Turkey stone, description and uses of, 81

Turquoise, description of, how imported, and uses of, 189 ——, spurious kind, how detected, 190

Tutenag, of what made, and uses of, 210

U.

Ultramarine, how made, and uses of, 68

Umber, description and use of, 199

V.

Verde antique marble, 102

Verdigris, how made, and uses of, 186 ——, distilled, what, and uses of, 186

Vermilion, what it is, and how made, 177

Vesuvian, description and use of, 43

Vienna white, of what made, 100

Vitriol, ——, blue, description of, how made and uses of, 140 ——, green, or iron vitriol, 199 ——, white, 141 ——, spirit of. See Sulphuric acid. —— ——, pleasing experiment with, 142

W.

Water, uses and analysis of, 238, 239 ——, rain, description and properties of, 240 ——, ice and snow, description, properties, and uses of, 240 ——, spring, river, and stagnant, 241─245 ——, putrid, how to render sweet, 243 ——, sea, 244 ——, Malvern, 246 ——, Bristol Hot─well, 246 ——, Matlock and Buxton, 248 ——, Bath, 249 ——, Aix─la─Chapelle, or Aken, 250 ——, Borset, 252 ——, Vichy, 253 ——, Carlsbad, 254 ——, Sedlitz, 255 ——, Epsom, 256 ——, Seltzer, 256 ——, Tunbridge, 257 ——, Spa, 258 ——, Pyrmont, 259 ——, Cheltenham, 260 ——, Brighton chalybeate, 261 ——, Harrowgate, 262 ——, Moffat, 264

Whet─slate, description and uses of, 80

Whiting, of what made, 100

Window glass, how made, 55

Wine, antimonial, how prepared, and use, 217 ——, how to detect the adulteration of, 207

Woodstone, description and uses of, 51

Writing slates, how made, 78

Y.

Yttria, 16

Z.

Zaffre, what, how made, and uses of, 221

Zinc, whence obtained, and how extracted from the ore, 209 ——, uses and properties of, 210 ——, oxide of, used as paint, 211 ——, white, how prepared, 141

Zircon, 29

END OF VOL. I.

C. Baldwin, Printer, New Bridge─street, London.

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