A syllabus of a course of chemical lectures read at Guy's Hospital / By William Babington and William Allen.

  • Babington, William, 1756-1833.
Date:
1802
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Credit: A syllabus of a course of chemical lectures read at Guy's Hospital / By William Babington and William Allen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Abfolute Gravity,- the force with which all bodies are attracted to the centre of the earth j thofe which contain the greateft number of particles under a given furface confequently heavier!:. Specific Gravity, a comparifon of thefe forces or of the Weight of bodies with their Bulk, of with an equal bulk of another body* Water generally affumed as a ftandard and eftimated at i or unity. • • Bodies heavier than water, faid to be of greater fpecific gravity, thofe that are lighter of lefs fpecific gravity. OF THE ATTRACTION OF AGGREGATION. The homogeneous particles of bodies united by this Attraction with different degrees of force: hence Hardnefs, Softnefs, Fluidity, Hate of Vapour, and of Air or Gas. Alfo affected by it in different modes: hence Brittlenefs, Duclility and Malleability; hence alfo Texture, and External Figure.- a 2 Cryjlallifation