Essays, on the Effects Produced by Various Processes on Atmospheric Air

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Excerpt from Essays, on the Effects Produced by Various Processes on Atmospheric Air: With a Particular View to an Investigation of the Constitution of the AcidsPhlogiston had been fo much talked of, though never feen, by chemifis, being cognifable only by its e¿'eéts, that many began even to doubt its exi¿ence, and to regard it rather as a creature of the imagination, than as a real and powerful agent, concerned in fome of the moit important operations of nature. Among others, our author had entertained thefe doubts, and, imagining he faw firong objeétions to Dr. Priefiley's theory of the phlogifiication of air, he thought the changes efi'eéted in it, by various proceites, might be accounted for on different prin ciples.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.