Excerpt from Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae, Vol. 5: Praecedit Historia Eiusdem Academiae Ad Annum 1787 Chemicis haâenus negleâi prôpriet'atibu's anfam praebuifl'e. Norum fcilieet e¿, acidum Nitri infigni cum principio in¿am mabili a¿ini1ate gaudere', vnde Cel. Lichtenftein, po¿quam'de earbonum vi depl1logi¿ieante a me deteâ'a eertior fa&us effet, inquirere operae lpreti11m' e¿ arbitratus, vtrum duorum horum corporum, principii in¿ammabilis ta1110pere tenacium, acidumne Nitri a11earbo? Fi inter fe mixta traEURten111r, principio in¿am mabili°priuaturum fit alterum? Hune in finem fupër carboni bus puluerem reda'&is et retortae immi¿is acidum Nitri de fiillatione ad ficcitatern vsque euocauit, quo experimento ali quoties repetito obferuauit, a earbonibus acidum N1tri non de phlôgii'ticari folum, fed etiam del'crui,' et, quod maxime notata dignum el't, carbones in retorta reli&os falis i11l'tar aqua pror fus folubiles elfe; ita, vt, quam 'falla fueri't vu'lga'ris Chemi corum Opini0, fieri nullo modo pofïe, vt carbones aqua red dantur folùbiles_ hoe vnico_ experimento abunde fit demon firatum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.