P. 5, c. 1.—“Cabalistic,” căbˈa-lisˈtĭc. Anything consisting of symbols
which have a hidden meaning is called cabalistic.
“Berzelius,” ber-zeeˈlĭ-us. (1779-1848.) A Swedish chemist.
P. 5, c. 2.—“Faraday,” fărˈa-da. (1791-1867.) An English chemist and
natural philosopher.
“Cracow.” The former capital of Poland. The “beds” referred to are the
Wieliczha (we-litchˈka) salt mines a few miles from the city.
“Davy,” dāˈvĭ. Sir Humphrey. (1778-1829.) An English chemist of whom it
has been said that “since the days of Sir Isaac Newton the history of
British science has recorded no discoveries of equal importance with
those of Sir Humphrey Davy.”
P. 6, c. 1.—“Cavendish.” (1730-1810.) An English chemist and
mathematician. The discoverer of hydrogen, of the composition of water,
and the founder of pneumatic chemistry.
“Priestly,” preestˈle, Joseph. (1783-1804.) An English chemist and
theologian.
“Black.” (1728-1799.) A chemist and physician of Edinburgh. His chief
researches were set forth in his experiments on “Magnesia, Quicklime and
other Alkaline Substances.” He also originated the theory of latent heat.
“Rutherford,” rŭthˈer-ford. (1749-1819.) A Scottish physician and
botanist.
“Eudiometer,” eūˈdi-omˌe-ter. An instrument for measuring the amount of
oxygen contained in a given bulk of elastic fluid.
“Drummond Light.” So called from Thomas Drummond. (1797-1840.) A British
naval officer, the inventor of the light.
P. 6, c. 2.—“Iridium,” ĭ-rĭdˈi-ŭm. One of the metallic elements.
P. 7, c. 1.—“Fluorine,” flūˈor-ĭne.
“Monsieur Goffart,” mo-seerˈ gofˈfärˌ.
“Silos,” sīˈlos. A subterranean pit for keeping grain.
“Carbonic Anhydride,” car-bŏnˈic an-hyˈdride. The term _anhydride_ means
that the substance to which it is applied is derived from an acid by
the removal of the water. That is, in this case _carbonic anhydride_ is
carbonic acid minus the water.
P. 7, c. 2.—“Terra-firma.” The Latin for firm land. “Manganese,”
mănˌga-nēseˈ. “Catalysis,” ca-tălˈy-sis. A dissolution into parts.
P. 8, c. 2.—“Pneumatic trough,” pneū-matˈic. A trough used for
experiments with gases.