Catalogue description Royal Institution Laboratory Notebook

294pp (leaves numbered 1-146); MS.

Enclosed at front: drawings of apparatus for the preparation of hydrogen gas; 1p., MS [Faraday].

P.1 6 June 1821: test of Russell Square water; electromagnetism experiments.

Pp.1-1v. 22 June 1821: observations on carbonic acid gas in eggs

Pp.1v-2 experiments with mercury; electromagnetism.

P.2v. 27 June: examination of water samples.

P.3 electromagnetism experiments

Pp.3v-4 29 June-4July: examination of water samples.

P.4v electromagnetism - experiments with silver and platinum wire.

P.5 10 July 1821: experiments with mercury.

Pp.5-5v examination of nitre samples.

Pp.5v-6 examination of Mangate water.

P.6 September: examination of nitre samples; water from Mr Brande and Mr Scott; Mr Solly's Vin de Grave.

Pp.6v-7 October 1821: examination of nitre samples

P.7v 23 October: examination of Mr Solly's wine; study of meat ashes.

Pp.7a-7av sketches of apparatus; notes on mercury

P.8 November 1821: observations on dried meats, samples of nitre, lava-like substance, codfish.

P.8v drawing of apparatus; note about water from Lord Spencer; notes on nitre samples.

P.9 examination of water samples

P.9v 23 Nov. 1821: observations on fish samples and on nitre

P.10 notes on a green mineral and on dried poultry

P.10v notes of boiling points: ether, alcohol, camphor, olive oil, mercury, naphtha, chloride of phosphorus

P.11 1 Jan. 1822: examination of nitres, water samples from Mr Brande

P.11v examination of samples of tannin, nitre and sulphur

P.12 Feb. 1822: examination of nitre samples

Pp.12v-13 6 Feb. 1822: study of muriates of tin and sulphur; notes of boiling points of chlorides, alcohol of sulphur

Pp.13v-14 15 Feb. 1822: experiments on alcohol of sulphur

Pp.14v-15v examination of nitre samples

Pp.15v-16 4 April - 10 May 1822: examination of water samples

P.16v 29 May 1822: experiments on mercury; examination of clay from Kirkdale for Mr Salmond.

P.17 examination of water from Mr Brande

P.17v 10 June 1822: work on chlorides

P.18 June 1822: analysis of water from Mr Harrison; examination of piece of bone.

P.18v 20 June: experiments on chlorides

P.19 20 June 1822: examination of water from Mr Hatchett

P.19v list of samples [?nitres]

Pp.19v-21v 21 August-1 Sept. 1822: experiments with salts of uranium

P.22 6 September: examination of "green fire" and of borax

P.22v 13 September: list of samples [?borax]; experiment with borate of ammonia; analysis of waters from Goding's Brewery

Pp.23-23v 17 Sept.1822: decomposition experiments with muriate of ammonia and borate of ammonia

P.24 16 Oct. 1822: examination of samples of nitre and limestone

P.24v observations on water in the tube of the barnacle

P.25 28 Dec.1822: observations on samples of malt and of nitre

P.25v Jan. 1823: examination of samples of well water from Sir J.C.Hippersley and of water from Mr Morgan's premises.

P.26 Jan. 1823: observations on carbonate of soda, malts

P.26v experiments with sugar and starch

P.27 observations on lipidolite; experiments with potassium sulphate.

P.27v analysis of water samples from Dr Yeats; electrical experiments.

Pp.28-29v 18-21 March: experiments with sulphurous, sulphuric and carbonic acids, sulphuretted hydrogen, euchlorine, nitrous oxide and phosphuretted hydrogen.

P.30 21-29 March: ammonia experiments

P.30v 29 March: experiments with cyanogen and oxygen

P.31 2 April: experiments on phosphorus and on fluor hydrogen acid.

P.31v 1 April 1823: notes on refractive powers of acids. 2 April: notes on pressure of muriatic acid vapour and of sulphuretted hydrogen vapour at different temperatures.

P.32 notes on clays

P.32v notes on thermometer readings

P.33 notes on clays

P.33v 21-22 April 1823: barometer readings

P.34 calculations

Pp.34v-35 notes on small hydrometers; readings of different tubes.

P.35 calculations; notes on water samples from Mr Harrison.

P.35v note on water samples. 3 June: observations on mud from tank at the penitentiary.

P.36 notes on specific gravity of beers. 30 August: observations on egg which had been steeped in nitric acid for some months.

Pp.36v-37 Aug.1823: list of specimens of ironstone & coal from Rotherham, sent by Sir H.Davy to be analysed and examined.

P.37v 1 Sept. 1823: examination of musket balls from shrapnel shells.

Pp.38-38v 4-11 Sept.: examination of thickened oil from cylinder of Perkins engine.

Pp.38v-39 19 Sept.: experiments on alkaline solution of osmium.

Pp.39v-40 8 Sept. 1823: examination of samples of ironstone, limestone, coke and short iron

P.40v Sept.1823: examination of anticorrosive paint.

Pp.40v-41 27 Sept. 1823: experiments on platinum

P.41v 10 Oct.1823: experiments on resin; 13 Oct.: analysis of fluid from Mr Jeffreys.

P.42 13 Oct.1823: experiments with quassia root and cinchonia

Pp.42v-43 27 Oct.1823: experiments with mercury and iron

P.43 observations on cinchonia

P.43v 14 Nov.: notes on steel buttons

Pp.43v-45 18 Nov-3 Dec.: experiments on cinchonia

P.45v experiments on quinine

P.46 21-23 Jan, 1824: examination of black stone from India and of malleable sheet zinc (6 Feb.)

P.46v 7-24 Feb.: study of zinc and copper

P.47 examination of water from Mr Brande and from garde of the Horticultural Society; study of agate knife from Greenland.

Pp.47-47v 15 March: thermometer readings

Pp.47a-47av 17-23 March: experiments with zinc & copper: Voltaic circles

P.47a 20 May: experiments with cotton and acids

P.47av 23 Sept.1824: notes on bladder kept in alcohol; examination of ore samples from Mr Snodgrass

Pp.47av-48 4 Oct.: Fried Soemmering's experiment on calf bladder.

P.48 13 Oct.: examination of bile from Mr Howship.

P.48v examination of Chillenham water; preservation of beef. 14 Oct.: study of effervescent Glauber salts. 15 Oct.: study of potassium sulphate. 18 Oct.: experiment with mercury.

P.49 note of mixtures of calomel for Mr Brande. 1 Oct.: examination of papers; experiment with magnesia. 19 Oct. potash experiment.

Pp.49v-50 examination of water samples from Windsor

P.50v examination of water sample. 1 Dec.1824: experiment with carbonate of soda.

P.51 experiments with iron oxide and with paper; crystallisation of sulphate of magnesia. 1 Dec.1824: examination of milk.

P.51v 1 Dec.: examination of platinum ore. 9 Dec.: examination of copper ores.

P.52 10 Dec.: examination of catechu; notes on freezing and charring of brain.

P.52v 8 Jan.1825: note about glass bottles containing air, oxygen and nitrogen

Pp.52v-53 11 Jan.: examination of copper from Mr Vivian

P.53v 25 Jan.: examination of dyes.

P.54 31 Jan-2 Feb.: experiments with copper

P.54v 23 Feb. 1825: study of samples of mail

Pp.54v-55 25 March: observations on rust on protected and unprotected ships

P.55 30 March: experiments with copper

P.55v 15 Feb.: experiment with sugar. 6 April: effect of sulphuric acid on Wedgwood's basin. Examination of cotton. 12 May: indurated carbon from coal gas.

P.56 April 1825: note of experiment with silver chlorid. 23 April: experiments with copper and zinc.

P.56v-73 26 April-2 June 1825: experiments on oil gas and coal gas; study of naphthalene.

P.64 19 May: Mr Brande - examination of white substance from coal.

Pp.73v-74a 3-6June: distillation experiments

P.74a examination of sample of iodide of carbon from Mr Brande for Mr Children; examination of lozenge from Sir Gilbert Blane.

P.74av 15 June 1825: examination of powder from inside copper perdifume; experiment with silver wire.

P.75 15 June: examination of samples of stomach contents sent by Dr Paris - arsenic present.

P.75v 22 June: examination of potato pulp from Mr Hoblyn 28 June: experiments with mercury and calcium 7 July: examination of sandstone from Mr Buckland.

P.76 8 July 1825: examination of sample of muriate of magnesia; examination of quantity of alcohol in port wine.

Pp.76v-78 14-15 Sept.: experiments with solutions from 6 bottles, prepared 17 May.

P.78 20 Sept.: examination of experiment set up on 6 May to determine quantity of water absorbed by exposure of strong sulphuric acid.

Pp.78v-79 20 Sept.: examination of samples of glass

P.79v 23 Sept.: examination of tubes containing products of condensed liquor. 24 Sept.: potash experiment.

Pp.80-81 27-28 Sept.: examination of tube of liquor

Pp.81-81v notes on alcoholic solution and on greenail.

P.82 28 Sept. 1825: experiments with potash, naphtha and oil of laurel.

P.82v 29 Sept.: experiments with oil of vitriol and turpentine, olive oil, naphthalene and camphor.

P.83 30 Sept.: experiments with benzoic acid, coal tar naphtha, naphthalene.

Pp.83v-84v 3 Oct: naphthalene experiments.

P.84 3 Oct: examination of alloy from Col. Freischer.

P.85 4 Oct: study of efflorescence in phosphate of soda.

5 Oct: experiment to examine effect of carbonate of lime on glass.

P.85v 5 Oct.1825: experiments on hydrogen and mercury

Pp.86-92 8-19 Oct.1825: experiments on naphthalene

Pp.92v-94v 20-21 Oct.: experiments using impure acid solution -effects on mercury compounds, nitrates, copper, carbonate of soda.

Pp.94v-95 22 Oct.1825: experiments with baryton (barium) salts and nitric acid, napththalene and nitric acid

P.95v List of experiments. Note of experiment concerning action of voltaic battery on solution of barium acid

P.96 24 Oct.: note about ammoniacal salts

Pp.96-97 24-28 Oct.: experiments with barium salts.

Pp.97a-98 28 Oct.: work on naphthalene

P.98a 7 Nov. 1825: note about copper.

Pp.99-99v 15-17 Nov.: experiments with caoutchouc.

P.100 observations on glass, feldspar, obsidian, basalt, pumice, greenstone, boiled in water.

P.100v 22 Nov.: experiments with caoutchouc

P.101 22 Nov.: experiments with glass

P.101v-102 23 Nov.: experiments with glass

P.103 29 Nov.: experiments on barytic salts

Pp.103-103v experiments on electric & electromagnetic induction

P.103a 2 Dec.: note about a Dutch leaf; 5 Oct.: experiment with ammonia.

P.103av 13-15 Dec.: experiments with baryton salts

Pp.105-107v Dec.1825: experiments with palladium

Pp.108-110v Dec.1825-5Jan.1826: experiments with barium salts

P.111 5 Feb. 1826: examination of experiment with mercury set up in July 1825; 10 Feb.1826: notes on bicitrat of potash and citrate of magnesia.

P.111v 27 Feb. 1826: analysis of impure bar of palladium

Pp.112-112v 21-23 Feb.: experiments with palladium.

P.113 28 Feb.: experiments with potash and nitre

P.113v 9 March 1826: experiments with muriate of soda and nitrate of soda; 15 March: examination of water from Mr Arnold's pond in Guernsey and of Brighton sea water.

P.114 21 March: experiments with magnesium sulphate.

28 March: experiments with copper sulphate

Pp.114v-115 29 March-12 April: experiments with potash salts.

P.115v 18 April: examination of two samples.

Pp.115v-116 18-21 April: experiments with lime from Lord Drummond.

P.116 26 April: examination of water from Windsor; 24 May: examination of sample of water.

P.116v 29 April: experiments on camphor

Pp.117-118 16 May: experiments on copper sulphate

P.118v 15 Sept.1826: experiment with oxygen and hydrogen sealed over mercury; 14 Sept.: list of experiments started.

P.119 9 Oct.: examination of sample of water from Dr Paris; 11 Oct.: examination of three samples of water from Lord Spencer; examination of water from St Bernard's spring and from St Osyth's well.

Pp.119v-120 examination of samples of water from Sir Charles Stuart

P.120v March 1827: experiments on seeds

P.121 11 April 1827: examination of Java bowl from Sir A. Johnstone: 21 April: examination of Grand Junction water; 25 April: examination of substance in vase from General Tilly.

P.121v 25 April: examination of samples of water from the Duke of Marlborough; 26 April: examination of Grand Junction water.

Pp.122-122v 1827: examination of copper ores from W.Phillips

P.123 20 June 1827: examination of piece of metal from Mr Rowcroft

P.123v 23 June: examination of water from Mr Deacon

Pp.124-6 25-29 June: experiments with chlorine

P.126v examination of water from Mr Baillie

P.127 16 July: examination of Phillip's ore.

P.127v 24 Aug. 1827: experiment with carbon mixed with mercury obtained from D.Gordon. 26 July: experiment with Labarraque liquid.

Pp.128-128v 16 July-28 Aug.: experiments with Labarraque liquid

P.129 3 Sept.: examination of samples of water

P.129v 5 Sept.: crystallisation of solutions of carbonate of soda; 10 Sept.: examination of metallic substance accompanying W.Phillips' mineral deposits examination of lime samples for Mr Colebrooke.

P.130 21 Sept.1827: experiment making hydrogen over clear mercury; 25 Sept.: examination of experiments of 13 Sept.1826.

P.130v 27 Sept.: examination of gas experiments of 21 Sept

Pp.130v-132 29 Sept-5 Oct.: experiments with bone oil

P.132v 10 Oct.: examination of samples for Sir Everad Home - head bones & scales of cod, carinae of herring, shark's jaw.

P.133 examination of Burmese metal article; examination of residue containing palladium from experiments of December 1825.

P.133v 17 Nov.: examination of specimens of copper; experiments with bone oil; 19 Nov.: experiment with n.m. acid set up.

P.134 24 Dec.: examination of waters from Mr Myers - brewhouse and garden well. 19 Jan.1829: examination of sheep's and fox's brains.

P.134v 27 Feb.1828: experiments on indigo. 21 April: examination of water from Mr Warry.

P.135 27 May 1828: examination of mineral water taken from hot springs on top of the Incas Bridge in the Cordillera of the Andes by Lieut Chas. Brand R.N.; examination of mineral from Mr Gilbert

P.135v 1 Aug.1828: examination of white serum from Dr Blundell. 22 Dec.: examination of flux composed of common salt and borax.

Pp.135v-136 14-19 July 1828: experiments with barium

P.136v-137 December: examination of five substances found between bricks and in cavities of walls of a furnace.

P.137 19 Jan.1829: examination of piece of skull sent by Dr Buckland.

P.137v Jan.1829: examination of bituminous sheet from Seefield Tyrol. 16 Feb.: examination of mineral water from Capt. Spencer. 16 Feb.: examination of bottle of gas from Capt. Sabine.

P.138 9 Feb.: 1829: experiments with green carnelian

10 Feb.: experiments with litmus paper.

P.138v 23 Feb.: experiments with roasted coffee; 3 March: examination of two pieces of bread from Mr Robinson

P.139 March 1829: experiments with roasted coffee

P.139v 9 April 1829: examination of carbonic acid from Capt.Sabine, Greenwich; 13 April-5 May: study of gas from Greenwich.

Pp.140-141 29 April-11 June: experiments with baryta (green carnelian) and with potassium salts

P.140v 26 May: examination of substance sent by Mr Crane

P.141 examination of 3 samples of bark from New Park from Mr Heelyer.

Pp.141v-2v 13 Aug.: experiments with indigo

P.143 10 Sept.1829: examination of water samples from the Zoological Gardens

Pp.143v-144 26 Sept.-15 Nov.: experiments with manganese salts

P.144v 6 Oct.1829: examination of water from Mr Chilton; 17-29 Oct.: experiments with lead. 26 Oct.: examination of decayed evergreen beech from Staten Island, Cape Horn.

P.145 22 July 1825: experiments with catechu; 24 Nov.1829 examination of water samples from Duke of Marlborough Marlborough.

P.145v 27 Nov.1829: examination of water from Madross Fort from Mr Weston; 11-13 Dec.: experiments to ascertain quantity of water in manganese carbonate.

P.146 notes on potassium and sodium phosphate

P.146v note of addresses, suppliers, methods.