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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.1843 Excerpt: ... ANALYTICAL INDEX. A. Arsenic, detection of, by galvanic precipi-tation, 181, 182. Astatic needles, 37. galvanometer, 37. Atomic theory, 45. Aurocyanide of potassium, formation of,145. reduction of gold from, 145,146. B. Bate's Anaglyptograph, 244. Battery, galvanic, discovery of, 2. requisites for, 3. acid solution, 3, 8, 9. electro-negative plate, 4. electro-positive plate, 4. local action in, 5. appearance in action, 6. chemical theory of, 6. contact theory, 6. quantity, 9. intensity, 9. amount of action in, 10. power of, 10. compound, 11. various forms: -- Couronne des tasses, 13. De Luc's column, 13. Hare's, 13. Cruickshank's, 13. other old forms, 13,14. Daniell's, 18,20., Grove's, 21, Leeson's, 23. Smee's, 23. odds and ends', 27. itB properties: -- heating wires, 33. igniting charcoal points, 33, 34. giving a spark, 34. charging Leyden jar, 35. shock, 35. magnetic effects, 35, 38 Absorption, by plaster of Paris, prevented, 103, 104." Acetate of silver, reduction of silver from, ISO. of copper, reduction of copper from, 162. of nickel, reduction of nickel from, 154. Acid solution of galvanic batteries, its use, 8,9., of Daniell's battery, 18. of Grove's battery, 21. of Smee's battery, 25. Action, local, 5. Adhesion of hyd...
