Michael Faraday's 'Chemical Notes, Hints, Suggestions and Objects of Pursuit' of 1822
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Transcribed and published here for the first time, this Notebook shows that Faraday's physical achievements emerged from the context of applied laboratory chemistry. It foreshadows many of his most important discoveries and offers a revealing insight into the mind and scientific aspirations of a master experimentalist. The Notebook is significant amongst Faraday's unpublished writings because it served as a place to explore possibilities and questions, rather than simply to record laboratory work.
Inspec keywords: reviews; biographies
Other keywords: science history; diary-like format; W. T. Brande; research programmes; notebook; Laboratories of the Royal Institution; Michael Faraday; glossary; biographical sketch; idea-book; Chemical Notes Hints, Suggestions and Objects of Pursuit of 1822; transcribing; Sir Humphry Davy; topical outline
Subjects: Reviews and tutorial papers; resource letters; Biographical, historical, and personal notes
- Book DOI: 10.1049/PBHT017E
- Chapter DOI: 10.1049/PBHT017E
- ISBN : 9780863412554
- e-ISBN: 9781849194075
- Page count: 172
- Format: PDF
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Front Matter
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1 General Subjects
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This article discusses general subjects such as the nature of chlorides; actions and nature of different compounds on ammonia; colour of light and heat; decomposition of paper by acids; nature of flames; and semi-combustion.
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2 Nitrogen
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This article presents Michael Faraday's notes regarding his experiments on nitrogen and its reactions with different chemical elements and compounds.
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3 Sulphur
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This article presents Michael Faraday's notes regarding his experiments with sulphur and its reactions with different chemical elements and compounds.
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4 Phosphorous
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This article presents Michael Faraday's notes regarding his experiments with phosphorus and its reactions with different chemical elements and compounds.
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5 Carbon
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This article presents Michael Faraday's notes regarding his experiments with carbon and its reactions to different chemical elements and compounds.
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6 Oxygen
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This article presents Michael Faraday's notes regarding his experiments with oxygen and its reactions to different chemical elements and compounds.
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7 Chlorine
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This article presents Michael Faraday's notes regarding his experiments with chlorine and its reactions to different chemical elements and compounds.
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8 Iodine
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This article presents Michael Faraday's notes regarding his experiments with iodine and its reactions to different chemical elements and compounds.
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9 Fluorine
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This article presents Michael Faraday's notes about fluorine and its reaction with different chemicals.
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10 Electricity
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This chapter presents a note from Michael Faraday's chemical notes on electricity, which details how to convert magnetism into electricity.
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11 Heat & Light
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This article presents Michael Faraday's notes on heat and light and their chemical effects. These notes also reveal Faraday's exploration of topics including: thermochemistry, interference and diffraction of light, electricity, chemical spectra, and magnetism.
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12 Organic Chemistry
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This article presents Michael Faraday's notes on his experiments on organic chemistry.
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13 Metals
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This article presents Michael Faraday's chemical notes, hints, suggestions and objects of pursuit of 1822. The first note examines metal behavior like burning of iron, decomposition of its oxide and tarnishing of silver. The second note refers to observations to the motions of fine particles on elastic plates.
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14 Immediate
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This article presents Michael Faraday's notes on various experiments including: sol bor lead as blow pipe flux; condensation of carb oxide; vibration of plates; motion of fine particles; nail zinc protected Dutch gold leaf; acid induced silver tarnish; stalactite machine; crystallisation in cod headbones; thumb shadows; sol of soluble Prussian blue on yellow ferro-prussiate; and crystallised Prussian blue.
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