The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-11-04
LECTURES ON CHEMISTRY,
AND
TLRdL PHILOSOPHY,

noCT. MooRE's 2dcoursc Of Lectures
IL viii commence Oh the first Monday Of
November next, and continue FIVE months.
The course proposed and which will bo pune.
i6ally given,if an adequate or oven a rcnsona.
BILE encoursg cement is offered, comprises TWEEN.
~ Lectures on the principles of Chemistry,
and other interesting branches OF Natural Phi
losuphy.
Tho moro useful and interesting depart.
ments Of the former science, together with
their practical applications To the affairs OF civ
ilsed life, will be dwelt on at considerable
length, and tho principles and propositions nd.
vancod will be rendered obvious and easy OF
comprehension to the most common capacities
by calling in tho aid and visible evidences Of
actual experiment, and divesting each OF the
sciences treated Of as Far as 10 practicable, of
their psrplsaing and often times useless tech
| In the department Of Natural Philosophy
| (alluding 10 this science in its moro restricted
| scccptation,) tho nature and origin of matter
| and The material world. will attract and rcceivo
particular attention, not however in the hntici.
patton or vain hope Of coming TO any very def.
nito or positive eopclusiops in regard 10 the
sultimalhm or last analysis OF the ono, or o.
Throwing any very distinct peculiar and ofigi
nal Hight, separate from that OF Divine Revela
tion, on tho primary formation and origin o.
| tho other,
PnsuniAtic Chemistry or the art Of collect
ing measures, distinguishing and examining
uirform or gaseous substances, will receive III
meritod share of attention, and the brilliant
experiments Illustrative OF their peculiar prop
critics, will in no way be lost sight or.
Motion, and tho laws by which bodies arr
regulated while in a state Of motion or rest
tho gravity or weight Of bodies both absolu,
and relative or specific the nature and cor
| att nE h. nj, ,t.,p 10
chemical qualities and mechanical effects, tb
laws by which its mechanical effects and thos
Of all other fluids are governed, will all b
separately and for all practical application
sufficiently illustrated and explained.
The nature of tho Air Pump will be o,
u planned, and a series of instructive and high
T. interesting experiments will be given with
3. view to illustrate more clearly and atiafact
rily tho nature Of the vacuum, and the efec
and force Of atmospheric pressure.
Galvanism and electricity, branchos'of ~
.nce not less mysterious in their nature thu
wonderful and interesting in their phenom
ns, will from their striking alliance TO en-,
n oibor, receive conjoiDt consideration in u
first three lectures succeeding to tho intr
ductory
The course will conclude with two lcctur
+ on the elementary principles of Optics-a co
else anatomical description Of the human cy
WIN mOuei shH1e-tHc JAWS tHht
ulate tho reflection and refraction Of light, al
general remarks on the beauty and hurmoni
of universal nature, as iocontcstible evidenc
Of the design, wisdom and bone evolence Of
OMNIPRESENT ORIGINAL.
ts The Introductory will bo given with op
Y. doors.
Is, All persons wishing 10 obtain tickets for I
course, will confer favor by leaving th
names with tho subscriber before the y
of tho present month. Price Of season ii,
cts S2.
;. A p. MooRE
vs. Newport, r T. Oct. &, 1890.