The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy ...: Discourses delivered before the Royal society. Elements of agricultural chemistry, pt. ISmith, Elder and Company, 1840 |
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aberration of light afforded albumen alburnum alcohol alkali amongst animal appears applied Astronomer Astronomer Royal atmosphere azote Ballybofey bark bodies carbonic acid carbonic acid gas Cavendish Charles Blagden chemical chemistry colour combined combustion common composed compounds considered contain COPLEY MEDAL decomposed discovery Ditto earth elastic fluid elements evaporation exist experiments extract fixed stars flowers gluten grains heat Herschel honour hydrogen important iron juice labours leaves Lecture likewise lime limestone magnetic manure medal ments metallic motion mountains mucilage nature nitric acid nourishment number representing objects observations organs oxide oxygen paper parallax peculiar phenomena philosophical plants powers Priestley principles probably procured produced properties proportions quantity Ramelton resinous rocks Royal Society saccharine salt schist seeds siliceous soil soluble solution species specific gravity stances starch sugar sulphuric tains tannin temperature tion trees vegetable matter vegetable substances views wheat wood woody fibre