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salis = salt, in latin): chaux (calcium oxide), magnésie (magnesia, magnesium oxide), baryte (barium sulfate), alumine (alumina, aluminium oxide), and silice (silica, silicon dioxide)). about these "elements", lavoisier speculated: we are probably only acquainted as yet with a part of the metallic substances
observation under the form of oxyds, are confounded with earths. it is extremely probable that barytes, which we have just now arranged with earths, is in this situation; for in many experiments it exhibits properties nearly approaching to those of metallic bodies. it is even possible that all the substances...
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