RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Salts causing / not causing / plainly marked inflection. CUL-DAR60.2.91. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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Salts causing plainly marked inflection. (Mark of interrogation mean evidence rather doubtful.) |
Salts not causing plainly marked inflection |
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Soda— nitrate of |
(1) Potash Carbonate |
Monads |
(2) Nitrate of Soda, drops & immersion |
(2) ― Nitrate |
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(3) Sulphate ― do. do |
(3) ― Sulphate |
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(4) Phosphate ― drops |
(4) ― Phosphate |
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(1) Carbonate ― drops & immersion |
(5) ― Citrate |
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(5) Citrate ― drops & immersion |
(6) ― Oxalate |
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(6) Oxalate do. so |
Potassium chloride of |
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(7) Chloride of Sodium do & do |
― iodide of (?) |
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(8) Iodide do. do |
― bromide of |
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(9) Bromide do. not tried. |
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Potash oxalate of (?) |
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Lithium nitrate of |
Lithium acetate of. |
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Caesium chloride of |
Rubidium chloride of. |
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Silver nitrate of (Poison) |
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Calcium, acetate of |
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C― nitrate of. |
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Cadmium chloride of |
Magnesium, acetate |
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Mercury chloride of (Poison) |
― nitrate |
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― chloride |
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― sulphate |
Dyads |
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Barium acetate of |
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― nitrate of |
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Strontium acetate |
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― nitrate |
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Zinc chloride of |
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Aluminium chloride (?) |
Aluminium nitrate (?) |
Triads |
Gold chloride of (Poison) |
Aluminium & Potassium sulphate of |
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Tin, chloride of. (Poison |
Lead, chloride of |
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Antimony tartrate of Probably poisonous |
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Iron Chloride of acts slowly Probably poisonous |
Magnesium chloride of |
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Copper Chloride of Poison. |
Cobalt chloride of |
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Nickel chloride of Probably a poison. |
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Platinum chloride of. acts quick rapid inflection Poisonous |
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(26) = 49. salts tried. |
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Arranged according to classifcation of Mr more I believe normally followed in Watts' Dict
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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