[Sulphur] ---- flowers of, i. 257 [_volume number missing_]
[Thermometers] ----, Centigrade, i. 43 [Centrigade]
[Thermometers] ----, differential, i. 46 [differentiial]
V, U [_alphabetized as shown_]
Zirconia, ii. 44 [Zicornia]
Zirconium, i. 14 [Zicornium ... 13]
Inconsistencies and variant spellings:
Standard spellings in this book include:
bason, judgment, embrio, volcanos (plural), potatoe (singular)
Inconsistencies include:
capitalization of "Fig." or "fig."
hyphenization of words such as "oxy-muriatic"
"glauber salt" and "Glauber's salt" both occur
Variant forms include:
opake, opaque
aeriform, aeriform (with and without dieresis)
gasses, gases
phosphoret, phosphuret (but always carburet)
Libya, Lybia
dy(e)ing [from "dye"]
nap(h)tha
pla(i)ster
slak(e)ing
earthen-ware, earthen ware
"sulphurous", "naphtha" are used in the Contents and the Index;
"sulphureous", "naptha" in the body text
forms in "-xion" (such as "connexion") appear only in the Contents
and the Index
Volume I has more archaic forms than Volume II:
"shew", "inclose" are sometimes used instead of "show", "enclose"
"carbone" with final "e" appears in one Plate caption. (In the
same plate's header, the "e" appears to have been removed by
the engraver.)
"develope(ment)" is more common in Volume I, "develop(ment)" in
Volume II
"-ize" and "-yze" forms (for later "-ise" and "-yse") are common in
Volume I, rare in Volume II except in the Index
The "Dr. Marcet" mentioned in a few footnotes and figure captions is the
author's husband. Humphry Davy ("Sir H. Davy") was knighted in 1812,
between the 3rd and 4th editions of the book.
Reminder:
DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.
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