Laboratory Notebook

696pp., MS Notebook includes barometer and temperature readings

Pp. a-c rough notes

P. f note by Faraday, 4 December 1829, about provenance

Pp.1-3 19 Aug. 1809. Experiments to ascertain whether potassium could be procured or potash decomposed.

Pp.3-5 19 Aug. An expt to procure the carburet of sulphu of Clement & Desormes.

Pp.5-7 21 Aug. An expt made for the purpose of proserving the gas produced during the production of the Carburet of Sulphur for examination

Pp.8-9 22 Aug. Expt on the action of Voltaic electricity on the sulphuret of carbon

P.9 23 Aug. Expt made to procure the gas evolved durin the production of the carburet of sulphur.

P.10 23 Aug. An expt to ascertain whether any heat sensible to the Thermometer is produced by the electric flame in vacuo.

Pp.11-12 26 Aug. Expt on the products of ammonia decomposed by potassium

Pp.12-16 experiments on tellurium

P.16 29 Aug. decomposition of ammonia by potassium

P.17 28-29 Aug. reduction of the oxide of tellurium

P.19 note of experiments to be done

P.20 potassium and ammonia

Pp.21-2 electrical experiments; heating of carbonate of potash with flour/charcoal

P.22 tellurium

Pp.23-5 13 Sept. Objects much wanted in the Laboratory of the Royal Institution. Cleanliness, Neatness & Regularity

P.25 note of experiments to be done

Pp.26-7 14 Sept. experiments heating platina wire in air and in vacuo.

P.28 14 Sept. experiments on electricity; with list of people present

Pp.29-30 notes of experiments to be done

Pp.31-2 work on tellurium

P.32 expt to procure sodium from carbonat of soda - a pyrophorus formed which "emitted abundance of ammonia so strong, as to be nearly insupportable". expt combining phosphorus and potassium

Pp.33-4 expt to decompose muriatic acid gas

P.35 expt to decompose nitrogen

Pp.36-8 decomposition of ammonia

P.39 galvanism

Pp.40-41 20 Sept. decomposition of ammonia by potassium

P. 42 21 Sept. decomposition of oxymuriatic acid gas

Pp.43-45 Experiments to ascertain whether the gases evolved from the compounds of Potassium & the volatile metals contain any of these metals in solution.

P.46 oxymuriatic acid gas

Pp.47-9 action of potassium on ammonia

P. 49 oxymuriatic acid

P.50 alloys

Pp.50-52 dry borax

Pp.53-4 decomposition of gases

Pp.55-57 potassium and ammonia

Pp.58-9 expt to ascertain whether sulphat of Barytes is decomposable by Pure Potash.

Pp.59-61 hints for experiments

Pp.63-4 sodium and ammonia

P.65 carbonate of soda and charcoal

Pp.66-84 decomposition of ammonia

P.85 experiment on the liquor of Lanpadius

Pp.86-7 decomposition of ammonia

Pp.89-90 action of potassium on phosphuretted muriatic acid

Pp.90-91 experiment on salt

P.91 analysis of gas generated by action of potassium on phosphuretted muriatic acid

P.92 potassium and ammonia

Pp.93-4 25 Oct. decomposition of muriat of soda

Pp.95-101 potassium with alloys and ammonia

P.102 experiment to procure the fuming liquor of Boyle

P.103 Expt to free the dry Phosphuretted muriatic acid from Phosphorus

Pp.104-7 expts on decomposition of ammonia

P.108 2 Nov. Expt to ascertain if acid & alkali are formed from Water electrized in Oxygen

Pp.109-111 potassium experiments

P.112 precipitation of alkaline earths

P.113 Nov. 13 note of experiments to be done

Pp.114-16 expts with potassium, arsenic and ammonia

Pp.117-22 sulphuretted hydrogen

Pp.122-25 ammonia experiments

Pp.126-8 potassium experiments

Pp.129-31 24 Nov. Expts to be in progress

P.131 muriatic acid

P.132 experiments with potassium and sulphuretted hydrogen

Pp.133-6 potassium experiments

Pp.138-9 To use a barometer tube to ascertain the relations of muriatic acid under pressure

Pp.140-41 effect of potassium on lime, alumine and glycine

P.142 fluoric acid

Pp.142-6 Expt to ascertain whether ammonia can be formed without the contact of air

Pp.147-50 silicated fluoric acid gas

Pp.150-56 heating of charcoal and pearlash

P.157 silicated fluoric acid gas, sulphurous acid gas, muriatic acid gas

P.158 amalgam from ammonia

Pp.160-73 heating of potassium in sulphur or phosphorus coat tube and in retorts containing sulphuretted hydrog

Pp.173-7 gas from potassium and ammonia and boracic acid

P.178 agenda for experiments

Pp.179-80 potassium and boracic acid

P.180 Expt to ascertain whether muriate of potash contai water

P.181 potassium and boracic acid

182 canal water

P.183 May 1810: potassium and ammonia

P.184 potassium and fluoboric gas

P.185 potassium and silicated boracic acid

P.186 potassium and fluoboric acid

Pp.187-8 boracic acid

Pp.189-90 gas pressures

P.191 examination of water from Mr Taylor

Pp.192-3 boracic acid

P.194 ammonia

P.195 potash experiments

Pp.196-7 examination of liquors from Loftus alum works

P.198 examination of contents of parcels

Pp.199-200 ammonia, boracic acid & potassium

Pp.201-2 21 June: action of potassium on fused potash

Pp.203-10 potassium experiments

P.210 corrosive sublimate from phosphorus and dry lime

P.211 corrosive sublimate from phosphorus and ammonia

Pp.212-16 29 June 1810 Expts on the triple compound of oxymuriatic acid, phosphorus & ammonia.

Pp.216-7 expts on sulphur and potassium

P.217 arsenic experiments

Pp.217-8 phosphuretted oxymuriatic acid & ammonia

Pp.219-20 ammonia

Pp.221-35 July 1810: oxymuriatic acid gas

Pp.235-9 experiments to ascertain the composition of borate of potash

Pp.240-41 expt to ascertain the quantity of boracium obtd from a given weight of boracic acid & potassium & the quantity of gas evolved

P.242 note of experiments to be done

P.243 note of composition of a cement

Pp.244-5 electricising of oxymuriatic acid and of Libarius's liquor and air.

Pp.246-7 expts to ascertain the specific gravity of alcohol and of muriatic acid

Pp.249-51 2 Aug. decomposition of sulphurous acid by sulphuretted hydrogen

Pp.251-2 experiments with phosphorus and with nitrous gas

Pp.253-7 phosphorus experiments

Pp.257 nitrous oxide and potassium

Pp.258 note on proportions of tin and mercury in the amalgam used for Libarius's liquor.

P.259 8 Aug. Expt to decompose muriatic acid by phosphorus & sulphur. Experiments on solution of platina and on mixture of nitric and muriatic acids

Pp.261-2 9 Aug. 1810 Expts burning phosphorus in pure oxygen

Pp.263-4 experiments with boracid acid, bismuth and antimony mixed with corrosive sublimate

Pp.265-7 sulphur experiments

Pp.268 phosphorus experiments

Pp.268-70 15 Aug. tinfoil and oxymuriatic gas

P.271 17 Aug. combination of sulphur and potassium

P.272 experiments to ascertain nature of dry potash and its specific gravity

P.273 addition of water to dry potash, absorption of water by dry boracic acid, action of potassium on dry boracic acid

Pp.274-7 experiments with potassium

Pp.278-83 decomposition of substances by oxymuriatic acid

P.284 note of experiments to be done

Pp.284-5 experiments with potash

P.285 oxymuriatic gas

P.286 mixture of corrosive sublimate and zinc

Pp.287-89 potassium and oxygen

P.290 ammonia and arsenical liquor - "a most disagreeable & nauseous taste"

Pp.290-91 phosphoric sublimate

P.292 phosphorus and oxymuriatic gas

P.293 sulphuretted muriatic acid and lime

Pp.294-5 notes on work to be done

P.295 common salt and butter of arsenic; phosphoric sublimate and muriate of tin

Pp.296-7 calculations

Pp.298-300 30 Aug. 1810 Work to be done in laby: no experiments to be done without consent of professor of chemistry. "The attempt at original expts unless preceded by knowledge merely interferes with the progress of discovery. There are a sufficient number of new & interesting objects which a modest student would wish to pursue & in which the path is marked & distinct."

Pp.303-16 experiments on decomposition of fusible substances and decomposition of nitrogen.

P.317 sketches of apparatus

Pp.319-30 potassium and ammonia

P.330 decomposition of silex

P.331 hydrat of potash and oxymuriatic acid; note that H.D. believes the peroxide of potassium formed by nitre combines directly with oxymuriatic gas.

332-4 16 Sept. objects to be attempted during the next week. Note:"does not the general tenour of the last expts lead to the suspicion of the decomposition of Nitrogene"

334-7 calculations

P.337 tellurium and oxymuriatic acid

P.338 platina and oxymuriatic gas

P.339 white oxide of arsenic & potash

Pp.340-2 iron, tin and zinc in acid

Pp.342-4 19 Sept. exposure of dry pulverised boracic acid to air.

P.343 oxymuriatic gas and bismuth

Pp.344-6 metals and oxymuriatic gas

Pp.347-8 dry boracic acid and oxymuriatic gas

P.349 25 Sept. "This day ascertained that Potassium decomposes Mure. Soda & Pure Sodium is obtained."

Pp.350-51 calculations

P.351 sulphurous acid gas & ammonia

Pp.352-3 potash and oxide of arsenic

Pp.354-5 arsenic experiments

Pp.357-9 oxymuriatic gas with mercury, gold, silver

P.360 strontites of barytes

P.361 decomposition of lime by oxymuriatic acid

P.363 heating of oxymuriate of potash

P.364 potassium and muriate of potash

P.365 lead and soda

P.366 absorption of oxygen by sodium

P.367 peroxide of sodium

P.368-9 decomposition of lead, antimony and iron

Pp.369-70 decomposition of white oxide of arsenic

P.371 decomposition of iron

Pp.372-3 decomposition of white oxide of arsenic

P.373 decomposition of zinc

Pp.374-9 decomposition of tin, lead oxide, iron oxide, antimony

Pp.379-80 analysis of Spaw [?] water

Pp.381-2 note of things to be done

P. 383 evaporation of saline water

Pp.384-96 Oct-Nov. experiments on metals, carbonate of soda carbonate of potash, chalk, carbonate of ammonia with oxymuriatic gas

P.396 sulphurous acid gas and oxymuriatic acid gas/arsenic; nitrous gas and ammoniacal gas

P.397 phosphorous acid. with oxymuriatic acid gas and ammonia

Pp.397-9 decomposition of phosphorus and sulphuret and acetat of potash

Pp.400-1 metals and oxymuriatic gas

Pp.401-2 oxymuriatic gas with nitrous gas

Pp.403-4 decomposition of silver

Pp.404-7 carbonic acid and ammoniacal gas/ammonia & chlorin

Pp.407-8 chlorine and carbonate of ammonia

Pp.408-10 carbonic acid gas and ammoniacal gas

P.410 ammoniacal gas and muriatic acid gas

P.411 carbonat of ammonia with chlorine

Pp.412-3 sub-carbonat of ammonia + chlorine. Note added "this expt proves nothing" because stopcock was choked up.

P.413-4 30 Nov. sub-carbonat of ammonia + chlorine

P.414 neutral carbonat of ammonia + muriatic acid

P.415 sub-carbonat of ammonia in air

P.416 common carbonat of magnesia + chlorine

Pp.417-8 native carbonat of barytes, native carbonat of strontiles, calcareous spar + chlorine

P.418 quicklime, carbonic gas and ammoniacal gas

Pp.419-20 carbonat of potash + chlorine/muriatic acid gas

Pp.420-21 carbonat of soda + muriatic acid gas/chlorine

P.422 carbonat of ammonia + muriatic acid gas

Pp.423-4 muriatic gas and ammoniacal and carbonic gases

Pp.424-6 muriatic gas + neutral carbonat of ammonia / sub-carbonat of ammonia

P.427 carbonic acid gas + ammoniacal and muriatic gases

P.428 sub-carbonat of ammonia + muriatic acid; carbonic acid gas + ammonia and muriatic acid gas

P.429 combustion of sulphur in nitrous oxide; butter of antimony found to be slightly conducting

P.431 experiments on fluoric gas, olive substance from calomel, ammonia and silicated fluor

P.432 potassium and fluorspar

Pp.432-3 arsenic butter/Libarius liquor + silicated fluoric gas

P.435 fluate of ammonia

Pp.437-8 oxide of mercury

Pp.439-49 nickel/tungsten/manganese/cobalt/silver/potassium/mercury + oxymuriatic gas

P.450 formation of potash by decomposition of nitre

P.451 dissolving of muriates of lime, barytes and strontites in distilled water

Pp.452-5 calculations

Pp.456-7 oxide of nickel and oxymuriatic gas

P.458 platina, stronties and barytes in distilled water

Pp.459-60 nickel and litharge + muriatic gas

Pp.460-64 copper oxide, tin oxide, tellurium oxide, oxide of antimony + oxymuriatic gas

P.465 crystallised nitre and sulphuric acid; muriatic acid and alcohol

Pp.466-7 2 Jan. crystallised nitre and concentrated sulphuric acid

P.468 oxymuriatic gas and nitrous gas

P.469 sketches of apparatus

Pp.470-73 decomposition of nitrous gas by potassium

Pp.473-5 nitrous gas and arsenic

Pp.476-8 10 Jan. ammoniacal gas decomposed by Voltaic electricity and by common electricity

P.479 note on ammonia experiment

P.480 rosin of copper not soluble in alcohol; decompn of oxymuriatic phosphoric sublimate

Pp.481-2 ammonia experiments (decomposition)

Pp.483-4 oxymuriatic gas and formation of corrosive sublimate

Pp.484-7 oxymuriatic gas and ammonia

P.487 oxymuriatic gas and air

P.488 oxymuriatic gas and hydrogen

Pp.488-90 oxymuriatic gas and ammoniacal gas

Pp.491-4 hydrogen + oxymuriatic gas + electric spark: Expt - "It went off like a musket ..."

Pp.494-5 examination of liquor containing muriatic acid, sulphuric acid, oxide of arsenic and lead.

P.497 experiments with oxymuriatic gas and hydrogen

P.498 list of materials wanted

P.499 experiments to be done

P.500 oxymuriatic gas and nitrogen

P.501 note about solutions

P.502 sulphuric acid and potash

P.503-4 sketches of apparatus

P.505 potash and sulphuric acid

Pp.506-8 oxymuriatic gas and hydrogen

P.509 oxymuriatic gas and olifiant gas

Pp.509-10 mercury and potassium and tellurium

P.510 sulphur and alloy of potassium and tellurium

P.511 lead, tellurium and arsenic alloy + sulphur; Boyle's rosin of copper + sulphur

P.512 list of things wanted in laboratory

Pp.513-6 notes on oxymuriatic gas, hydrogen, nitrogen and ammonia

Pp.517-8 oxymuriatic gas and nitrous gas

P.518 galena + potassium

P.519 hydrogen + oxymuriatic gas; gas from tellurium, potassium and sulphur

Pp.520-22 oxymuriatic gas

Pp.522-3 zenthine gas + carbonic oxide + electric spark

P.523 sketch of apparatus

P.524 oxide of carbon + hydrogen

Pp.525-7 oxygen + olefiant gas

Pp.527-8 hydrogen + carbonic oxide; Thomson's gas; colour of flames

Pp.528-9 oIefiant gas and oxymuriatic gas/oxygen

P.530 oxymuriatic gas and hydrogen

P.531 heating salt; oxymuriatic gas + hydrogen

P.532 analysis of Cheltenham salt

P.533 note of bottles returned to Mr Allen

Pp.534-5 March. Experiments on sulphur

Pp.536-7 weight of oxymuriatic gas

P.537 experiments to be done

Pp.538-9 charcoal + sulphur/iron pyrites.

P.540 phosphuret of lime - non-conductor of electricity; list of chemicals wanted from Mr Allen

Pp.541-3 calculations

P.543 chemicals from Mr Allen

Pp.545 chlorine, air, hydrogen + gaseous oxide of carbon (present: Mr Hatchett, Mr Brande)

Pp.545-6 carbonic oxide + hydrogen + oxymuriatic gas

Pp.546-8 carbonate of hydrogen + chlorine

Pp.549-51 sulphur and charcoal

P.553 calculations

P.554 29 June: common salt + potash

Pp.555-6 oxymuriatic gas + carbonic oxide + hydrogen

Pp.557-63 chlorine + hydrogen + carbonic oxide

Pp.564 phosphorus experiments

Pp.565-72 carbonic oxide + chlorine: experiments on the new gas formed

P.572 ignition of carbon by Voltaic electricity in mixture of nitrogen and chlorine

P.573 experiments planned

Pp.574-7 experiments with gas formed from carbonic acid and chlorine

P.578 exposure of micture of oxymuriatic gas and nitrous oxide to light; exposure of nitrous gas and chlorine to light

P.579 Aug. 1811 experiments with the new gas

Pp.580-83 potassium and silica'd fluoric gas

Pp.584-5 list of things to be done, including experiments

Pp.586-8 experiments with silica'd fluoric gas

Pp.587-8 experiments with fluoboracic gas

P.589 potassium and boracic acid

P.590 silica'd flouric gas experiments

Pp.591-3 experiments with metals and nitrous muriate

Pp.594-9 experiments with silica'd fluoric gas

P.600 note about Mr Davy's mercury lent to the Institution

P.601 sketch of apparatus

P.602 experiments with sulphate of iron

Pp.603-5 electrical experiments, including experiments with euchlorine gas and muriatic acid

Pp.606-10 Jan. 1812: experiments with muriatic acid

Pp.611-13 nitric acid

P.614 nitrous gas

P.615 ammonia

Pp.616-8 nitrous gas and nitric acid

Pp.619-20 experiments with apple juice and apple vinegar

Pp.621-4 experiments with sulphur and phosphorus

P.624 list of carboys returned to Mr Allen, 2 Dec. 1811

Pp.625-37 experiments with phosphorus [pages damaged]

Pp.640-44 experiments on phosphuretted hydrogen

P.645 experiments with sulphur

P.646 note about samples from the Kent Canal

P.648 gold dissolved in muriatic and nitrous acids, potassium and boracic acid; combination of palladium and sulphur

Pp.649-51 experiments with boracic acid and borum

P.652 decomposition experiment

Pp.653-4 experiments with manganese

P.655 list of materials required for lecture

P.656 weights of filters; note on chromate of lead

P.657 experiments with zinc

P.658 purification of manganese

P.659 to obtain glucone; notes on potassium and ammonia

P.660 notes on protoxide of iron and hydrate of silex

P.661 notes on precipitation of lead and tin by ammonia, and on glucine and manganese

P.662 notes on potassium experiments

Pp.662-8 notes on salts, Monarch and Euphratis, manganese, nitres, limestone, muriate of lime, zircone, uranium

Pp.669 notes on hydrates of copper and on quicksilver

P.670 notes on potash and potassium

P.670-71 notes on Monarch salt

P.671 notes on potassium

P.672 notes on zircone

Pp.672-4 notes on ammonia

P.675 things to be done; alcoholic solution of potassium + sulphate of magnesia

Pp.676-7 experiments with ammonia

P.678 experiments with linen

Pp.678-81 nitrous gas

P.682 23 Oct. 1812: experiments to be done

P.683 action of Voltaic battery on phospuret of lime

P.684 13 Aug. action of potassium on nitrogen

Pp.686-7 calculations and jottings

P.688 list of equipment wanted in laboratory and of chemicals from Mr Allen

Pp.689-90 calculations