Elements of electro-metallurgy, or, The art of working in metals by the galvanic fluid

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...