The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., epitomiz'd by Richard Boulton ... ; illustrated with copper plates.

The TABLE.

A.

• ACCIDENTS no distinct Entities Pag. 3.
• Secondary Affections of Matter, what Pag. 8.
• The Effects of Natural Agents, how diversi∣fy'd Pag. 10,21.
• Considerations in order to the Doctrin of Altera∣tion Pag. 13, 14.
• Alteration what Pag. 15, 16.
• Products of Art the Effects of Nature Pag. 59.
• An Acid may be turned into an Alkaly Pag. 90.
• The Air's Spring and Weight proved Pag. 166, 167, 311, 317. from thence to the End of this Volume. Objections, raised by Franciscus Linus, answered Pag. 393.
• The Actions of some Bodies depend on the Catholick Laws of the Ʋniverse 241. and the Established Laws of Nature Pag. 242.
• The Temper of the Air in Subterraneal Groves Pag. 256.
• The Air inclosed in the Receiver acts by Virtue of it's Spring Pag. 315.
• What Weight is requisite to draw the Sucker down Ibid.
• The Air's Expansion in a Lamb's Bladder Pag. 317.

• —The Force of it Pag. 318, 371, 451.
• —It's Expansion measured Pag. 319, 320, 409.
• Whether Air be a Primogeneal Body Pag. 341.
• The Air's Gravity and Expansion under Water Pag. 351.
• The weight of the Atmosphere considered Pag. 360.
• Why Air is indisposed to pass through Pores, which Water will Pag. 370.
• Proportion betwixt the weight of the Air and Wa∣ter Pag. 372.
• —beewixt it and Mercury Pag. 374.
• The Height of the Atmosphere considered Pag. 372.
• The Tunicular Hypothesis examined Pag. 398.
• A Table of the Air's Condensation Pag. 411.
• —of it's Rarefaction Pag. 413.
• Why Air condensed by Cold does not raise Mercury equally, as when condensed by Pressure Pag. 415.
• Why Animals die in the Exhausted Receiver Pag. 430.
• The Air's Pressure on Bodies contained in it Pag. 431.
• The weight of a Pillar of Air of a Determinate Size Pag. 480.
• The Air's Pressure sensible to the Touch Pag. 461.

B.

• A Bitter Substance may become sower Pag. 96.
• The Expansive Force of steeped Beans Pag. 243, 244.
• A Bubble broke in the exhausted Receiver Pag. 450.
• A Bladder broke by the Air's Expansion Pag. 449.
• A Portable Barometer Pag. 465

C.

• Colours no Inherent Qualities Pag. 9.
• Considerations in order to the Doctrin of Corruption Pag. 13, 14.

• Corruption what Pag. 15.
• Similar Colours no Arguments of Similar Substan∣ces adequately Pag. 24, 25.
• The Chymists Doctrin refuted Pag. 100, 112.
• Motion in the Parts of Consistent Bodies Pag. 144.
• Colours exhibited by Reflection Pag. 151, 153.
• Camphire dissolved in Oyl of Vitriol Pag. 188.
• A Concrete the Result of a Mixture of Spirit of Wine, and a Solution of Coral Pag. 196, 197.
• The different Temper of Climates Pag. 252.
• Observations concerning Coral Pag. 272.
• Of the Flame of a Candle in the Exhausted Recei∣ver Pag. 323.
• Concerning Live Coals, &c. Ibid.
• Corrosives, their Effects Pag. 390.
• Cupping Glasses, how they operate Pag. 474.

D.

• Motion in the Parts of Diamonds Pag. 205, 206.

E.

• Eggs how Hatched Pag. 73.
• A strange sort of Earth Pag. 196.
• The Temperature of the Regions of the Earth Pag. 256.
• —of the First Pag. 257.
• —of the Second Pag. 259.
• —of the Third Pag. 261.
• Why the Middle Region is coldest Pag. 259.
• The Pneumatick Engin described Pag. 307.
• —The Method of managing it Pag. 310.
• Elasticity explained Pag. 418.
• The Pneumatick Engin made use of in the First con∣tinuation described Pag. 435.

F.

• Forms what Pag. 11.
• —Their Effects whence Pag. 12.
• The Doctrin of Substantial Forms considered Pag. 29.
• Forms not reduced out of the Power of Matter Pag. 30.
• The Aristotelian Doctrin of Forms contrary to Rea∣son Pag. 31.
• Their Arguments considered Pag. 32, 33.
• Substantial Forms no Causes of Adhesion Pag. 34, 35.
• A Compound Form what Pag. 36, 41.
• The Doctrin of Subordinate Forms considered Pag. 37.
• Subordinate Forms proved. Pag. 38.
• A Compound Form what Pag. 39.
• Specifick Forms considered Pag. 40.
• 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, hard to be distinguished amongst the Forms of Natural Bodies Pag. 41, 50.
• How distinguished Pag. 51, 55.
• Subordinate Forms act, how Pag. 42, 43.
• Subordinate Forms in Inanimate Bodies Pag. 49, 52.
• A Superadded Form it's Effects Pag. 53.
• Concurrent and Subordinate Forms how distin∣guished Pag. 56.
• Subordinate Forms not necessary to Discriminate Bodies Pag. 67.
• Fluidity, it's Definition Pag. 115.
• What is requisite to render Bodies Fluid Pag. 116, 119, 120, 121, 193, 434.
• All Bodies not equally inclined to Fluidity Pag. 117, 118.
• What the Motion of the Parts of Fluids depends on Pag. 124.
• The Superficial Figures of Fluids Pag. 142.
• —of a Nitrous Liquor Pag. 146.
• —of Water Ibid.

• —of Oyl of Turpentine Pag. 147, 151.
• —of a Solution of Tartar Ibid.
• —of Oyl of Cloves Ibid.
• —of Quick-silver Pag. 148.
• —of a Nitrous Liquor, and Spirit of Wine Pag. 150.
• —of Oyl of Aniseeds Pag. 153.
• —of Water included in Oyl Pag. 155.
• —of Oyl of Turpentine upon Cloves Ibid.
• —of Oyl of Aniseeds coagulated Pag. 155.
• —of several other Mixtures Pag. 156, 157.
• A Fluid turned Solid Pag. 180.
• Fluids not divisible into Fluid Parts, as Quantity in∣to Quantity Pag. 183.
• Subterraneal Fires, their Effects Pag. 262.
• Filtration, it's Cause Pag. 365.

G.

• Considerations in order to the Doctrin of Genera∣tion Pag. 13, 14.
• Generation what Pag. 15.
• Gun-powder it's Ingredients Pag. 67
• Phaenomena afforded by a Gummy Substance, in Vacuo Boyliano Pag. 154.
• Solidity of Glass depends on a Juxta-position of Parts Pag. 162.
• The Parts of Glass in Motion Pag. 207, 208, 209.
• What Figured Glasses best resist the Pressure of the Air Pag. 320, 321.
• Gun-powder exploded in Vacuo Boyliano, &c. Pag. 328.
• Glass Plates broke in the Exhausted Receiver Pag. 448.
• Flat Glasses broke in the Exhausted Receiver Pag. 447.

H.

• Heat no Inherent Quality Pag. 9.
• Heat what Ibid.
• Humidity a Relative Quality Pag. 125.
• Heat unusual in Mines whence Pag. 263.
• Heat produced by Attrition Pag. 445.

I.

• Juxta-position of Parts not the only cause of Cohe∣sion Pag. 160.
• Juxta-position of Parts promoted by the Air's Spring Pag. 161.
• —proved by the Cohesion of Polish'd Glasses Pag. 163.
• —by the Cohesion of Polished Marbles Pag. 164, 165, 166.
• The Interposition of Minute Parts may turn a Li∣quor into a Solid Pag. 178.
• Observations of Indurated Bodies. Pag. 191.
• —of the Bone of a Deer's Hart Pag. 192.
• The Effects of a Bar of Iron held to a Mariner's Com∣pass, in a Perpendicular posture Pag. 202.
• Iron, how it acquires Magnetical Virtues Pag. 246.

L.

• The Motion of the Parts of Liquids variously deter∣mined Pag. 126, 127, 128, 140.
• —proved by a Solution of Sugar in Water Pag. 126.
• —by a Solution of Salt of Tartar Pag. 127.
• —by Lead raised in the Form of Vapours Pag. 128.
• —by droping Oyl of Turpentine upon Spirit of Wine Pag. 139.
• —by opening the Body of Copper with Sal Armo∣niack, and applying it to a Candle Pag. 141.

• Liquids, why sometimes unapt to mix with each other Ibid.
• A Diaphanous and Opacous Body afforded by a Li∣quid Pag. 143.
• The Superficies of Liquors, in Vacuo Boyliano Pag. 148.
• A Liquor may become consistent, by the mixture of a Powder Pag. 179.
• The Effects of a Load-stone upon Filings of Iron Pag. 293.

M.

• Matter defin'd Pag. 2.
• Motion, a Catholick Agent Ibid.
• —Guided by God in the Creation Ibid.
• Mechanical Affections, their result Pag. 7.
• Mixture and Texture, how different Pag. 22.
• The Effects of Motion various Pag. 23.
• Modification, twofold Pag. 44, 45.
• —In what Respects Pag. 47, 48.
• Medicines Chymical, laid aside too rashly Pag. 113, 114.
• The Effects of languid and unheeded Motion, from Pag. 210 to 238.
• Motion, may be propagated through different Me diums Pag. 223.
• An Observation concerning Manna Pag. 253.
• Concerning a Match, burning in the Receiver Pag. 325.
• Why Mercury is not always suspended at the same Height Pag. 334.
• Marbles disjoyn'd in the exhausted Receiver Pag. 446.
• Mountains, their Height Pag. 468.

N.

• Nature, may not be always exact in her Laws Pag. 255.
• Natural and Preter-natural States of Bodies not rightly stated Pag. 302.

• The natural Sate of the Air, a forc'd State Pag. 304.

O.

• Odours, no inherent Quality Pag. 9.
• Odours, what Ibid.
• Observations about Lignum Vitae Pag. 103.
• Observations made in Quarries Pag. 104.

P.

• Primary Affections of Matter Pag. 3.
• Putrefaction, what Pag. 16.
• Corpuscularian Principles very firtile Pag. 21, 22.
• Minuteness of Pores no Arguments of their Non-existence Pag. 125.
• A Plastick Power inherent in Bodies Pag. 189.
• Plastick Power, what Pag. 190.
• Petrification, how effected Pag. 194, 195.

Q.

• Qualities, no distinct Entities Pag. 3.
• Qualities, the Result of Modification Pag. 5.
• —Proved Pag. 6.
• Qualities, act how Pag. 11.
• Complexion of Qualities no real Qualities Pag. 17.
• Whether Qualities depend on substantial Forms Pag. 18.
• Qualities of a Compound, different from the Ingre∣dients Pag. 19.
• Some Qualities, the Result of mixture Ibid.
• Qualities, how alter'd Pag. 20, 182.
• Different Qualities in Homogeneous Bodies Pag. 26.
• —Exhibited by Venice Turpentine Pag. 27.
• —By putrifi'd Ʋrine Pag. 27.

• New Qualities added upon a Dissolution of the Spe∣cifick Form Pag. 46.
• Qualities, the Result of Motion, &c. Pag. 73, 74, 76, 77.
• Various Qualities produc'd, by a Change of Texture, in Camphire Pag. 78, 79, 80.
• —In Copper and Silver Pag. 81, 82, 83, 84, 85.
• —In preparing of Luna Cornea Pag. 86, 87.
• —In preparing of a Peculiar Salt Pag. 88.
• —By digesting Spirit of Nitre with Sea-Salt Pag. 89, 90.
• —By distilling Oyl of Vitriol with Nitre Pag. 91, 92.
• —By digesting Spirit of Wine and Oyl of Vitri∣ol together Pag. 102, 103.
• —By a Redintegration of Salt Petre Pag. 108, 109.

R.

• Redintegrations of Bodies consider'd Pag. 69.
• —Of Amber Pag. 70.
• —Of Roch Allom Ibid.
• —Of Vitriol Pag. 71, 72.
• —Of Antimony and Oyl of Vitriol Ibid.
• —Of Salt Petre Pag. 105, 106, 107.
• The Signification of the Word Rest, limited Pag. 198.
• Of Respiration Pag. 382.
• The Aristotelian Rarefaction examined Pag. 404.
• Rarefaction explained Pag. 416.
• —According to the Doctrin of the Plenists Pag. 417.
• The Rota Aristotelica explain'd Pag. 419, 420.

S.

• Sounds, no Inherent Qualities Pag. 9.
• Sounds, what Ibid.
• Species of Bodies, how distinguish'd Pag. 57, 58.
• Salts, their Figures how accounted for Pag. 62.

• Salts obtain'd from an Alkaly Pag. 63.
• —From Oyl of Vitriol and a Solution of Sea-Salt Ibid.
• —From a mixture of Spirit of Wine and Nitre Ib.
• —From a Solution of Copper Pag. 64.
• —From Gold Pag. 65.
• —Venetian Borax Ibid.
• —Spirit of Ʋrine and Nitre Pag. 66.
• —Soot and Sal Armoniack Ibid.
• —Spirit of Nitre and Pot-Ashes Pag. 68.
• Salt Petre obtain'd from Pot-Ashes Pag. 107.
• —Aqua Fortis and Salt of Tartar Ibid.
• Solidity refin'd Pag. 158.
• What is requisite to Solidity or Firmness Pag. 158, 159, 160, 161, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 184, 185, 186, 187.
• A Solid turn'd Fluid Pag. 180.
• Motion in the Parts of Solids Pag. 200, 201.
• Cosmical Suspitions, from Pag. 249, to 256.
• The Temper of Submarine Regions Pag. 266.
• —Of the uppermost Ibid.
• —Of the lower Pag. 267, 268.
• The Bottom of the Sea unequal Pag. 279.
• —Ʋndisturb'd in Storms Pag. 271.
• —Almost stagnates Ibid.
• The Proportion of Salt in the Sea to the Water Pag. 275, 282, 283, 284.
• Springs in the Bottom of the Sea Ibid.
• The Reason of the Saltness of the Sea Pag. 278, 279.
• —Its Bitterness, whence Pag. 280.
• Concerning the Propagation of Sounds Pag. 353.
• A Spring bent in the exhausted Receiver Pag. 458.
• To what Height Water will be rais'd by Suction Pag. 452, 454, 456.

T.

• Transmutation of Metals not impossible Pag. 94, 95.
• The Texture of their Liquids contributes to their Mixture Pag. 175.
• The Texture of Bodies enables them to work on each other Pag. 247.
• Trees under Water Pag. 273.

V.

• Union, the Cause of the Effects of Compounds Pag. 44, 51.
• Vitriol, Natural and Artificial agree in Qualities Pag. 60, 61.
• Vitriol turn'd into Allom Pag. 68.
• Vortices, beyond the Concave Surface of the Firma∣ment Pag. 256.
• Of a Vacuum Pag. 331, 362, 440.
• Vapours and Fumes, why they ascend Pag. 356.

W.

• Water acquires new Qualities by an Alteration of its Form Pag. 76.
• Water Convertible into Earth Pag. 98, 99.
• —How it becomes Solid Powder Pag. 99.
• An insipid Water drawn from Spirit of Vinegar and Salt of Tartar Pag. 188.
• Water its Gravitation Pag. 270.
• Agitation requisite to keep Water from stinking Pag. 281.
• Memoirs for the Natural History of Mineral Wa∣ters Pag. 286.

• The different Weight of Mineral Waters Pag. 291.
• —Observations requisite in trying them Pag. 295.
• Whether they have Arsnick in them Pag. 296.
• What Proportion of Salt they afford Pag. 299.
• Of the Elater of Water Pag. 337.
• It depends on the Elater of the Air contain'd in the Pores of it Pag. 339.
• Water hot, its spontaneous Ebullition Pag. 391.

The END