Author: Georgia Department of Agriculture

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-09

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9781333539771

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Excerpt from The Farmers Scientific Manual There are only about sixty-six simple elements known to the chemist. Of these, and their various combinations, all matter, solid, liquid and gaseous, is composed. When an element is found occurring naturally, and not combined with another, it is said to exist free in nature. Nearly all Of the substances composing the vegetable, animal and mineral kingdoms, are combinations Of two or more elements. Matter is indestructible. The apparent destruction Of a substance is merely the breaking up of its elements and the formation of new compounds. Many of these elements have an attraction or affinity for each other; the rusting Of iron is merely the union of iron with oxygen which exists in air and water. Heat, light and electricity aid the union of these elements. It has been found that these elements are governed by laws in their union with each other, and that these laws, like those in other departments of nature, are uniform and constant in their operation. One Of these laws is, that elements always unite with each other in certain proportions by weight and volume; should there be an excess Of one element present, it will remain uncombined. The elements are divided into various classes, viz: those which exist as gases only, those which are liquid, and those which are solid. 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.

Download or read book The Farmers Scientific Manual (Classic Reprint) written by Georgia Department of Agriculture and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-09 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Farmers Scientific Manual There are only about sixty-six simple elements known to the chemist. Of these, and their various combinations, all matter, solid, liquid and gaseous, is composed. When an element is found occurring naturally, and not combined with another, it is said to exist free in nature. Nearly all Of the substances composing the vegetable, animal and mineral kingdoms, are combinations Of two or more elements. Matter is indestructible. The apparent destruction Of a substance is merely the breaking up of its elements and the formation of new compounds. Many of these elements have an attraction or affinity for each other; the rusting Of iron is merely the union of iron with oxygen which exists in air and water. Heat, light and electricity aid the union of these elements. It has been found that these elements are governed by laws in their union with each other, and that these laws, like those in other departments of nature, are uniform and constant in their operation. One Of these laws is, that elements always unite with each other in certain proportions by weight and volume; should there be an excess Of one element present, it will remain uncombined. The elements are divided into various classes, viz: those which exist as gases only, those which are liquid, and those which are solid. 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.