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Excerpt from Trait� de Chimie par J. J. Berzelius, Vol. 8: Op�rations Et Appareils Chimiques
Alcahest. Les alchimistes admettaient sous ce nom un dissolvant de tous les corps, qui n'existe point. L'alcahest de Glauber �tait une dissolution de carbo nate potassique dans de l'eau, obtenue en faisant d�to ner du nitre avec de la poudre de charbon. L'alcahesl de Raspur �tait une dissolution doxide zincique dans la potasse caustique, obtenue en faisant d�toner du nitre avec du zmc. 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.
