Report of the Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Volume 8 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 Excerpt: ...59 Professor Johnston on the Origin of Petroleum, and on the Nature of the Petroleum from Whitehaven 60 Professor Johnston on Middletonite and some other Mineral Substances of Organic Origin 60 Professor Johnston on the Resin of Gamboge (Gambodic Acid) and its Compounds 60 Mr. R. Phillips on a Blue Pigment 60 Mr. C. T. Coathupe on the Blue Pigment of Dr.Traill 61 Mr. R. Mallet on a new case of the Chemical Action of Light in the Decoloration of Recent Solutions of Caustic Potass of Commerce 61 Mr. Scanlan's Observations on the Constitution of the Commercial Carbonate of Ammonia 63 Mr. Scanlan on the Blackening of Nitrate of Silver by Light 63 Rev. T. Exley on the Specific Gravities of Nitrogen, Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Chlorine; and also of the Vapours of Carbon, Sulphur, Arsenic, and Phosphorus..." 64 Rev. T. Exley on Chemical Combinations produced in virtue of the presence of other bodies which still remain 68 Mr. John Samuel Dawes on an Improvement in the Manufacture of Iron, by the Application of Gas obtained from the decomposition of Water... 68 Dr. Andrews on the Influence of Voltaic Combination on Chemical Action 69 Mr. Robert Addams on the Construction of Apparatus for solidifying Carbonic Acid, and on the elastic Force of Carbonic Acid Gas in contact with the liquid form of the Acid, at different Temperatures 70 Mr. William Herapath on a New Process for Tanning 71 Mr. William West on some New Salts of Mercury 72 Mr. William Mauoham on a New Compound of Carbon and Hydrogen.. 72 Mr. William Mauoham on a Mode of obtaining an Increase of Atmospheric Pressure, and on an Attempt to liquefy Hydrogen and Oxygen Gases, with accompanying Apparatus 73 Mr. John Murray on the Water of the Dead Sea 73 Page Lieut. Morrison's Observations and Experiments made up...