The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-10-28
LECTURES ON CHEMISTRY,
NATURAL PIfILOSOPHE.

nOCr. MOORES 2dcourse of Lectures
- viii cosnnence on the first Monday OF
November next, aud continue hvc months.
The course proposed and which will be puac.
,ually giyculf an adequate OF even reasona'
BILE encouragement is offered, comprises rwES'
rY Lectures on the principles OF chemistry
and other Interesting branches oi Natural fhi,
losophy af h-
The mofe useful and interesting depart:
nents Of the former science, together with
their practical applications TO the affairs of civ.
lized lite, will be cwet ON at considerable
length, and the principles and propositions ad'
vanced will be rendered obvious and easy oi
comprehension 10 the most common capacities
by calling in TIE aid aud visible ltenccs VI
actual experiment, and diyesting eseh OF the
sciences treated of, as far as Is practicable, of
,heif perplsxing and often times useless tech.
nIcallties.
In The department of Natural Philosophy,
(alludlng 10 this science IN its moro restricted
scceptaiion.) the nature and origin OF matter
aud .hc material world, wall attract and receive
particular attention, not however in the anlic
patton OF vain hope of coming to any very def
ni,e or positive conclusions in regard to the
utima,um or las, analysis of the one, or of
throwing any very distinct peculiar and origi.
nal light, separate from that OF Divine Revela.
ton, on tho primary formation and origin Of
the other.
Pneumatic Chemisirv or the art Of collect.
ing measures, distingui hing and examining
erfnrm or gaseous substances, will receive its
neritcd share of attention. and the brilliant
experiments illustrative OF their peculiar prop.
critics will in no way be lost sight of.
Motion, and the laws by which bodies arc
regulated while in state Of motion or Iest-
the gravity or weight Of bodies both absolute
and relative or specific the nature aud con.
slitu,ion of the atmosphere. as pertains TO its
chemical qualities aud mechanical eifeeis, the
laws by which It's mechanical effects and those
OF all other fluids are governed, will all be
separately and for all practical applications
sufficiently Illustrated aud explained.
The nature of Tho Air Pump viii be eS.
claimed, and series Of instructive and highly
Interesting experiments will DO given with
view To illustrate more CLEARLY and, saiisG,cto.
fily the nature of the vacuum, and the effects
and force of atmospheric pressure.
Galvanism and electricity, branches OF sci
ence not less mysterious in their nature than
wonderful and interesting in their phcnome.
M, will from their striking alliance TO each
other, receive con iont consideration in tho
first three lectures succeeding TO the intro
ductory. +~
The course will conclude with two lectures
on the elementary principles of Optics--a con.
else anatomical description of the husaan eve
with model ofthe silnc--thc laws that reg.
uao The reflection aud reiraciion dfltght and
general romarks.oo tho beauty aud harmonies
of universal nature, AS incontesiible eviduncos
OF the design, wisdom aud honevYlenco OF its
OMNlPRESENr ORIGINAL. . "t.
The Introductory will bo given with open
doors
All persons wishing to obtain tckes for the
course, will confer favor by leaving their
names with tho subscriber on or before the Goth
of the present month. Price OF season tick
cts 50.
+. MeoRE