Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-10-31

~ -, FL ~ SOo DOLLARS WORTH OF SUPE-
RIOR APPARATUS the request Of large mum
Der OF Ladies and Gentlemen Mr.. d. TURNER will
commence Course of Lectures at his School Room
on TUESDAY, the 9Th ofNovember. att P. M, to be-
Lectures will be mainly experimental; and il Is intended
to make them perfectly Ineligible those who have
i'o' nAo7 phtse sc'ence subject Of previous study
LECTURE FIRST.
Pneutaatscs-Air material Its extent and aciope,
slDon Chsmbeftains large lever ali pump deecrjb.
ed An weighed N scales. Pressure Of dc anne.
2iee Ffe'f sf'Hfes 5Fcsnstef sarora1ssg 10 ss~saa
/ fs5shteo'es s@ = sg.e. Foeats q i.
! 2sslecsig snsae 9 adens sea gas es,.ssasss1s
ssaiE 9el aieexpends by nees s by - ~
fesnal pressure Gupping sps slise Eragy asdropep
| 1EernKE saeoye
fpeR1su,'cs eoutiaue6-W ted fruit restored E,oE,
mead Expanded soap bubbles Fountain by expan-
sion An gun. Fmeengne. Air resis,s motion fsm;.
nea and leather experiment. Buoyancy OF air a
pound OF feathers heavier than pound of lead. AIR
me medium oil sound. Bell in vacuo. Air necessary 10
combustion and animal life. Lighted taper in vacpo
~ nyarogen, oxygen, and carbonic acid gases shes
In Vacuo Mechanical process OF respiration explained
?, LECTURE THIRD.
HyMoStdtacS-Ihe ocean, its Depth color temne-
nature and sadness Properties of LIQUIDS pressure
and equl lbrium; Hydrostatc bellows aud press Sne.
clilc gravity Of liquids. Hydrometer Svphon. Bar
W. MIL wafer ools at ~ deg under receiver
wafer frozen by lis own evaporation. Formation and
condensation OF steam. Explosion of miniature steam
uohefs Decomposition OF water by metallic oo1assi.
UNI burning upon its surface EoIopile
-, LECTURE FOURTH.
Weteofot0gy.-Aerialp phenomena: winds hurricanes
tornadoes; and water-spouts. Wind vane Diff emf
hnas OF thermometers. Use of barometer Psychro-
meter Aqueous phenomena: rain fogs, clouds dew
if"st' snow and hail. Chryophorous Electrical nhe
nornena-thunder storms. Different kinds of Iinh,nino
r Ire oalls. Optical phenomena-color of the atnos
thefe ana clouds, rainbow, mirage caronas haIoas =
Luminous henomena-meteoriles SHOOTING stars mo
leofic showers, aurora boreaiis.
LECTURE FIFTH
G1ecuactg simple methods of exciting electr,citv
Electro machine described. Flect rio sn,,l,
dnctors and non conductors Insulation. Two Eiods
OF neutrality-suspicious. and resinous Attraction and
ph balls Electric swans Bells rung. Levden iar
charged and discharged Electric pistol '
LECTURE SIXTH.
; Elecnleny Contlnued1,Atmosphenc electricity.
LLlghnlng rods Points. Electricity of human BODY.
Cholera and electricity. Person insulated and eectri-
lied. Electrified water. Electric battery. Gold leaf
o ,a lno glass Ivory mortar for decomposng wa
YER Magnetism communicated. Glass globe revolves
by eecrcny Electric 1iers. Electrified egg Spotted
tube Luminous word. Auroa tube Electric shock
thunder house. -Four hydrogen cannons discharged
electric spark.
>, LECTURE SEVENTH.
udsnet'sm ,,,,Loadstone. Magnets. North and
south poles. Magnets made and nnmade Steel and
iron magnets. Magnetic curves The earth msanet I
Dip and variation Of the needle. magnetic meridian
Magnetic poles. Electro,magnets. Helix Bar OF
suspending several hundred pounds Vibratory anna
ture engine with bell Revolving bell engine. Electro
magnetic Telegraph.
LECTURE EIGHT
Galoanism.-Sulphate of copper battery. Grova,s
battery OF IL largest size cups Defagraton Of char
COAL Steel wire burned Gold burned Platno
WIRE melted. Combusbles fired. Water RAPIDLY de-.
composed Colts submarine battery. HYDROGEN can.
non discharged by galvanism.
LECTURE NINTH.
TJly-nyorosen BEoWppe-M Making of oxygen and
hydrogen gases. Burning OF metals in oxyqen GAS
hhIt daag OF phosphorus Metals melted and burnt
anu hydrogen gases. Drummond light.
LECTURE TENTH.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lantern. Solar system Raw
olution OF the planets. The tides Phases Of The
Mercury. Rotundity of the Earth. Ship in motion
Orbits OF Comets. Durnal motion ofthe Earth Dsy
and Night. Motion ofthe Earth round the Sun Month";
y lunations Eclipses'o the Transit OF Venus
The sun as seen through telescope great variety
ofoher views. telescope will be used to view the
heavenly bodies Venus will appear like the moon four
days old. and as large.
~" Tickets for the course 49, All the tickets
Tor the first course sold except twelve which can be
had at the Book Store of Messrs. Nash e. Woodhouse
oc29-3t.
HIP OGER'S TABLE CUTLERY.--Just OPEN
As> ing, full supply of Rogers ivory Table Cutlery,
70 setts OF 81 and 50 pieces Jones' patent do. ivory
Knives only, Abata Forks Cameo handle Knives, a
new article, in OF 81 pieces Butter Knives Car
w ~ ~ G. ]. sINToN G. CO.,
oc 80 Importers OF Hardware, II Main st.
WNT HEELBARROW LOST.-Was loaned
Wv out and not returned or stolen from the subscr-
bers few weeks ago, Wheelbarow, with H. K
Elyson's name on the back of it, A liberal reward
W." oo 80 pau ''' '' ''i RAGkAND & BROTHERS.
A UILLING TONGS.-Just to hand, an assort-
ment of Quilting Tougs for sale by
G. j. SlNTON q CO.,
oc 80 II Main street.