Excerpt from Philosophical Empiricism: Containing Remarks on a Charge of Plagiarism Respecting Dr. H -S, Interspersed With Various Observations Relating to Different Kinds of Air This/earth, I find, yields fixed air in great plenty, by the heat of a burning lens in quick filver, as well as by means of the acids'. And when it is made into a pafie with fpirit of nitre, it yields more air, the greateft part of which is alfo fixed air This experiment I barely announce at p'refent, as exhibiting a hew fad: refpee'ting tbegeiiemtion of fixed air, that can-s. Not be publilhed too foon. 1 ni. 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.