Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-01
{ fsOm the Ns.o- York COlamJian. I
CHEMICAL DISCOVERY.


You copied from Paris paper OF
rau.sday, notice Of discovery called .si and which
sd;d - have excited much attention In England. The
eects specified the fusion vi pnic clay and, lie We
~ refractory metal, platinum am acquaini cd with
Tue ast and authorised to state thai both those
&C, were FUSED aud re latter yoatilized made to boil
away, abb hiSeen years ago. b. Or. Ro6eyt Hare OF
Phadeph.a; Who at the same time produced many 9TH
90 results equally surprising. These experiments were
afterwards repeated. improved. aud extended By Fr9ies
ser siiinan OF iaNr College, New Haven't Ii appears
that W Ciarke, OF Cambridge, (the same believe
that eircaured he Rus..ans) ha. walled himself OF
ssfd change in the node of operating, to assume the
whole discovery, though reference q the lih vol
fhilOsOrhcal Magazine London - :. AElaies de Civ.
mic, Paris, on hnrays Chemistry, in whictie expert.
nleEts of Dr.. Hare we're repu ed will .i,n, th.t M
g ought not TO have been ignorant on the ssbiect Th
.ditcr W the J0arnal of the Ia in Tc emf
No Acknowledges Dr. Hare as The oriylua ,vrnlor mn,
mas no. thoIest III To perform the oois taa nj expasinr
the plagiarism of Df. = BY republication ofthe ryncr,
Inctts OF Professor siii.nan Or H. IN, utmost ne
ft iIh mr. G. and his aTtifceT Mfr. Newman can claim
"a that D hariHg improved what previously nyeed
The mode adopted by them is simple but liable
to dangerous sxpiosics which have ai,eay, ia several
instances occurred. ihs Dr. lures motive for A.
dopt'ne his plan, Ia preference the other which was
noreobvnus, md essy Of execution ihus an vention
triY uads W an american, Is allowed To cep diccn
years, when being fastly assumed by an European rro
les,Dr Il makes yrcat noise! We cOnfcssws
10 European scholars ana philosophers. Let them san
didy acknowledge what hey 20 IA. Tie J,sinqcn
osncs' and iiiberality tald even rsucou which have
characterized religious and political controversies ought
70 DC excindei from experimental philosophy from All
discussions ON the arts and sciences.
So late as November last, he editor Of the Dublin F.
annef seemed under he impression that DR. CIall's
Experiments wth NeySman's blowppe, were OF original
suggestion for he begins and continues lie review win
an eta7HoH tnsAisaS@, which nothing the suppos
ed discovery of an astonishing chemical an3,.
is cnsld have gro,rDtrd Ills NOT Ji,I dincni, .,
drierHne, whether man has feel humbicd
nom contemplation VI has nsguiGcance ia rcIari
81 to TiaLnniyersc or elsted at the sight half
sn5dusd nature bending hefHc his intellectual supreme
cy lie then, after lie ofihe Edinburgh Revr,,-
ere, ahcsa flight through the universe of mind aud mat
cf h5 WA Of preface Ia The subject Iic tells us on
.be suhniiy"i Culver, what is well known to men of
TclSiug that much light has already geamed from
plo optical researches 10 render a matter of small
dnum i1at nin asa species ofanIInal, has bad BIT gc-
~ recent eSiscuCe, &c. II excellent euoqiuu
IN Philosophical science and make mention of il in
ihese terms to prove that the Dublin editor knew no.
thing Of the discovery made by tbs ingenious lr Hare
Pr Clarkes experiments confirm the truth of The metal
Tic bases OF thehlsalies and several Of the cartis
sy the combustion OF highly condensed mixture of
trsresen and o1ce0 eescs, in the proportion of wo
parts. by biik OF the former the later allowed
% rush through tube. the bore Of which was 70 least
I7th OF an nch in diameter degree heat las been
produced fdr above the most - trn,nc,.rs re
wonsly OBTAINED that ii h2s ban,,hed altogether the
character Of iUsWbifRg from nHrcrai smb:tancts pr
edward Daniel CLARKE t. t. D. professor OF u,iner,ory
~ Tue university OF Ca;ntidgr has added mach to his re-
p"i!on by being tue frs who mad the courage 70 al
tsmptiilis danger"ususe Of Mr. Newnan's blow pipe
and soEe OF The results Nhic have attended Tie many
experiments made ~ hin wiih this instrument are n the
rost unlocked for and extraordinary nature. The light
sNFicdted during ibe combustion of gaseuus corr
pouho, vas ciud !. intensity To that produced by the
burning Of charcoal with the powerful gayanic bat.
terry. platinum wire ofi-20tl 81 an inch diameter
reing ooght into contact With this nape was not only
instantly fused. 5uta Commission Of this hereof in
uaetable metal too place. it Canght ire aud continued
70 nnln ZINC yeH wire ~ c1yseN gas, With Vivid and
beautiful scintiliaton.'
" PatladiHm melted before The flame lise lcod aud
dnriug rs combustion, for The time it burned -.
hbiied sparks Of 4 cuncoclion diyerging rom tie
iocns ~ brilliant rays Pare gold was Yoiaueh ana
during ts dissipation there appeared upou The tnl 81
the tobacco pipe By which vas supported b0to Of
TIE most Lively iud beautiful coiOrr. plsD.,yoo
was fused into .aarRefc lcg5 aYdtbe f,.o,, . ~,
tended y partial c0uha,on ufthc iran and all The
fr's nres hi5cF" con ideEed nfnsibe upon which ex
y U sf.faaN..