Catalogue description Davy: Laboratory Notebook

1 volume; 248 pp., MS [various hands]

Frontispiece: rough notes

P.i rough notes and calculations

P.ii sketches of apparatus

P.1 22 & 24 Oct. 1813: action of phosphorus on charcoal at high temperature.

P.1 verso 26 Oct.: phosphorus and arsenic + heat; arsenic and charcoal + heat.

P.2 3 Nov., sulphur and charcoal + heat.

P.2v 8 Nov.: electrical unipolarity (carburetted hydrogen).

Pp.3-6 November: electrical polarity

P.6 note for lecture 3; chemical attraction

Pp.6v-9 Feb-April 1814: iode

P.9v list of experiments

P.10 valonic (7 Sept.); oak bark analysis

P.11 baryte compounds

P.12 effects of heating barks

P.12v note of experiments to be done

P.13 effects of various substances [?on barks].

Pp.13v-14 experiments with Dutch turf ashes.

P.14v carbonate of lime produced from various limestone samples.

P.15 specific gravities and weights of samples

P.15v addition of phosphorus acid to nitrates

Pp.16-16v specific gravity of samples of rum.

P.17-17v precipitates from Baphe engenes chruson and paligenetic tincture of the natural menstruum and of the artificial menstruum, paligenetic earth.

Pp.18-20 sketches and rough notes and calculations.

Pp.20v-21 sand; examination of the leaves of the tea of Bogota.

P.21v chalks, clay, Arabian steatile

P.22 calculations

P.22v gases

Pp.23-23v experiments with ammonia

P.24 analysis of turtle's urine

P.24v experiments with nickle oxide.

P.25 combustion of gases

P.25v examination of teeth and bones

Pp.26-27 examination of samples of Thompson's Montpellier spas.

Pp.27v-28 experiments with a shilling (production of silver chloride); analysis of turnips; examination of gases.

Pp.28-29 March 1817: experiments with potash.

P.29 experiments with silver and silver coins; electrical experiments; passage of gases through tubes.

P.29v examination of antimonial powder

Pp.29v-32 experiments on gases, including study of effect of high and low pressures on passage of gases.

P.32 11 April 1817: examination of Lord Talbot's brine spring.

P.32v analysis of amount of silver in coins

Pp.32v-33 analysis of water samples.

P.33v list of people taking science courses; analysis of water sample.

P.33A analysis of potent malt

Pp.33A-38v experiments with metals (silver and chrome): Sept-Oct. 1817.

P.39 experiments with sulphur and phosphorus; analysis of linen samples.

P.39v experiments with silver; examination of water samples.

P.40 experiments with sulphuret of phosphorus; calamine

P.40v experiments with metals and with gases

P.41 analysis of tea, Spanish brandy and water from Leamington Spa.

Pp.41v-44 analysis of Spanish brandies.

P.44v analysis of samples of water and elderflower wine; experiments with muriate of lime.

P.45 experiments with chlorides of calcium and lime.

Pp.45v-49 experiments with nickel.

P.49 analysis of calamine; experiments with hydrate of potash and phosphorus.

P.49v experiments with a model of Stephenson's first lam and other lamps; Dec. 1817.

P.50 experiment with phosphorus

P.50v Voltaic electricity and the magnet

P.51-51v ammoniacal gas -experiments with metals; 1818.

P.51v analysis of ales

P.52 experiment with phosphorus; ammoniacal gas and metals.

Pp.52v-53 phosphorus experiments

P.53 analysis of Aqua de Caldas da Rainha

P.53v analysis of substance from the oil of vitriol manufacturers and of sample of paper

P.54 electrical experiment; analysis of red ash; analysis of water from Lord Harewood's spring at the temple

P.54v 28 June 1818: benzoic acid, gallic acid; ammonia; analysis of glass.

Pp.55-55v manganese

Pp.55v-56 bismuth

Pp.56-57 30 July: benzoates and muriates of metals.

P.57 existence of Stadions perchloric acid and salts

P.57v potash and bismuth; zinc; analysis of Indyolite and of water from Earl of Egremont.

P.58 analysis of water from Mr Newman.

Pp.58-58v analysis of sirium from Mr Hatchett

P.58v analysis of Mr Hatchett's cow medicine (29 August) benzoic acid.

P.59 analysis of French plate paper: 30 Sept. 1818.

P.59v analysis of white India paper, 30 Sept. 1818.

P.60 analysis of yellow India paper, 2 Oct. 1818.

P.60v analysis of blood sample.

P.61 experiments with gas made by distilling lamp oil.

Pp.61v-62 experiments on passage of gases.

P.62 examination of oak bark, etaterium, lampate of barytes; heating of triple tartrate of potash and manganese.

P.62v experiments with crystalline sub-carbonate of soda cyanogen and sulphur hydroxide, lamphate of baryte

P.63 experiments with antimony.

Pp.63v-65v experiments with metals, including alloys; Dec.181

P.66 experiments with antimony

Pp.66v-67 analyses (calculations).

Pp.67v-70 experiments with metals, including wootz (steel).

P.71 examination of an Egyptian mummy, 17 Feb. 1819.

Pp.71v-72v experiments with metals

P.72v analysis of clays

Pp.73-74v experiments with metals

P.75 analysis of Mr Hatchett's cow medicine

Pp.75-75v experiments with metals

P.76 analysis of palm wine

P.76v tables for navy hydrometer; analysis of French plate paper; analysis of clay.

P.77 experiment with metal; experiments with apple juic

P.77v examination of muriate of potash from Lord Dundas, water from Lord Robt Spencer, copper ore from Scotland, calcarious sandstone from Mr Wilson.

P.78 experiments with wootz

P.78v experiments on calcarious sandstone, metals.

P.79 examination of diabetic urine, of a solution from Sir Everard Home; experiments on metals.

P.79v examination of an ore of Vestrum from Sir H. Davy, water from Mr Solly; experiments with eggs.

P.80 experiments with coal gas.

P.80v experiments with metals, with eggs; examination of coal samples.

Pp.81-82 experiments with metals.

P.82v examination of water from Lord Harewood; analysis of diabetic urine.

P.83 examination of mineral water from Mr Daniell.

P.83v analysis of Swedish porter, substance from Lord Egremont, barilla.

P.84 analysis of Alna wine, of diabetic urine, of alcohol, of tumour from Sir E.Home

P.84v experiments with Elasterium; experiments with meta

P.85 analysis of Buffy blood and of diabetic urine.

Pp.85v-86 experiments with molybdenum.

P.86 analysis of port wine from Mr Stoddart

P.86v examination of metals and of urine.

P.87 examination of snuff; experiments with coal gas, including notes on capacity of gasometer; notes on nitre.

P.87v experiments on metals and gases (including coal gas analysis of burnt limestone from Mr Holden.

Pp.88-90v heating and cooling of gases; coal gas; Oct-Nov. 1819.

P.90v notes on metals and on samples of nitre.

P.91 notes on samples of urine, dust, blood and nitre.

P.91v notes on metals and soda alum.

Pp.91v-92 notes on nitre samples.

P.92v notes on metals and on opium.

Pp.93-4 notes on nitre samples and on metals.

P.94 note on Dr Franklin's wine

Pp.94v-95 experiments on metals

P.95 experiments with saltpetre; note on urine sample.

Pp.95v-96 notes on nitre samples.

P.96v notes on samples of soda; experiments with metals.

P.97-97v experiments with metals; notes on nitre samples.

P.98 notes on samples from East India Co.; metals.

P.98v nitres; analysis of spring water; experiment with pyrites.

P.99-99v notes on metals and on nitre samples.

P.100 experiments on legs of mutton

Pp.100-102 analysis of nitre samples: june-July 1820

P.102 experiment with haddocks; experiment on brass

P.102v analysis of Indian soda and of nitre samples.

P.103 work on nitre samples, iron, antimony.

P.103v potassium, mercury, nitre samples.

Pp.104-104v experiments with metals; nitre samples

P.105 experiments with rhubarb; notes on nitre

P.105v nitre samples; analysis of water from Holy Well, near the Rock House, Malvern.

P.106 note on indigo and on nitre samples; experiments with Mr Solly's mineral.

P.106v nitre samples

P.107 experiments on serpentine, phosphate of lime, Euchynderate

P.107v experiments dissolving blende in n.m. acid.

P.108 soda and chloride

P.108v naphtholin and copper; analysis of water samples; specific gravity of Angelsea Copper Mine water.

P.109 analysis of metals, urine; notes on samples [?nitre] including those from Prince Regent and Prince of Orange, 1818.

P.109v analysis of nitre samples.

Pp.109v-110 analysis of lithographic papers.

P.110 analysis of nitre samples.

Pp.110v-111v electrical experiments

Pp.112-112v notes on mineral samples, including nitre.

Pp.113-113v analysis of tea samples.

P.114 electrical experiments with metals; analysis of nitre and glass samples.

Pp.114v-115 analysis of teas

Pp.115-115v analysis of water samples.

Pp.116-116v electrical experiments

P.116v analysis of tea, 1 June 1821; analysis of water from hot spring and of nitre samples.

P.117 list of compounds

P.117v note on nitre samples; sketch of apparatus

P.118 list of clay specimens; sketch.

P.118v note by Davy asking for powdered glass, litharge and muriate of lime.

P.119 analysis of volcanic sand and of lime solution.

P.119v analysis of lime solutions.

P.120 experiments with lime.

Pp.120v-121 experiments burning samples of birch, ash, hazel and willow, paper and coal.

P.121v note on lime in sample of water, note on sample of German manganese; list of chemicals; addresses.

Inside back cover: calculations, addresses.