Report of the Purchase of Chemical and Philosophical Apparatus

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“Catalogue of articles purchased or ordered for the University of MS during the summer of 1855 by F.A.P. Barnard, under the authority of the board of trustees:"
I.                    Chemicals.
Apparatus for decomposing water by galvanism
Beaker glasses – 2 nests
Binding screws – 1 dozen
Bottles, assorted sizes, narrow mouthed
Bottles, assorted sizes, wide mouthed
Boxwood charcoal points for galvanic batteries
Liebigs condenser
Hessian crucibles
Glass cylinders, on foot – ½ dozen
Glass cylinders, one large
Deflagrating spoons – ½ dozen
Ether jet
Evaporating dishes, porcelain – 2 nests
Evaporating dishes, glass – 2 nests
Filters, cut for use, assorted sizes
Flasks, flat bottomed – ½ dozen
Furnace, Kent’s Universal
Berzelin’s glass bottle
Gas bulb, for sulphur hydrogen
Glass plates, for covering dishes, unground, assorted
Glass plates, for covering dishes, ground, assorted
Labels, for reagent bottles – Morfits ?
Rose’s lamp

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Lead fray, for etching glass by hydro-fluoric acid
Iron mercury trough
20 lbs mercury, metallic
Iron mortar
Set of Wedgewood mortars
Two pipettes
one set Phillip’s precipitating glasses
Reduction tubes – ½ dozen
Retort holder – 1
Set small iron sandbaths, for lamps – 1
Steel spatulas – 2
Bone spatulas – 2
Specific gravity bottle – 1
Spoons (porcelain) – 2
Braided straw rings – 1 doz
Sulphurated hydrogen generator
Syphon (glass)
Retort thermometer – 1
Differential thermometer – 1
Wire tripods, for lamp work – ½ doz
Sheet iron tripods for same – 2
Glass tubes, assorted sizes – 5 lbs
Porcelain tubes, for furnace – 2
Wire gauges for lamp work, with flame – 4
Woulfe’s apparatus for soluble gasses
Davy’s safety lamp for miners
Gross assorted corks ? – 2
German filtering paper

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Reagents - Chemical:
Acetic acid
Benzoic acid
Chromic acid
Citric acid
Formic acid
Hydrochloric acid
Nitric acid
Fuming nitric acid
Oxalic acid
Glacial phosphoric acid
Sulphuric acid
Nordhausen sulphuric acid
Alcohol (90 percent)
Alcohol (absolute)
Amber
Agua ammonia
Carbonate of ammonia
Chloride of ammonium
Nitrate of ammonia
Oxalate of ammonia
Antimony, metallic
Arsenic, metallic
Asbestos
Benzoate
Bismuth, metallic
Bromine
Chloride of calcium
Bi-sulphate of carbon
Chameleon mineral
Chloroform
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Chloride of cobalt
Nitrate of copper
Copper furnings
Fusible metal
Powdered gall nuts
Iron, metallic, reduced by hydrogen
Acetate of lead
Hydrate of lime, pure
Sulphate of lime
Dutch litmus
Mineral Naptha
Pipe clay
Caustic potash
Bi-chromate of potash
Bioxilate of potash
Potassium, metallic
Pyroxylic spirit
Nitrate of silver
Caustic soda
Acetate of soda
Sodium, metallic
Granulated tin
Bi-sulphuret of tin
Zinc, metallic, pure
Zinc, granulated

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Electrical Apparatus
Electrical plate machine – 1
Atmospheric Leyden jar, with appendages – 1
Diamond jar – 1
Battery of 6 four quart jars – 1
Sportsman and birds – 1
Spiral tube – 1
Ether spoon – 1
Discharging rod – 1
Image plates – 1 pair
Images of Pith – 2 pair
Gold leaf electrometer – 1
Insulator “Flyer” – 1
Insulating stool – 1
Directing rod – 1
Chain – 1
Apparatus for decomposing water by electricity – 1
Luminous points – 1 set
Ivory mortar and ball – 1
Powder bomb – 1
Electrical spider – 1
Electrical float wheel & point – 1
Pith balls – 2 dozen

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Apparatus in magnetism & electromagnetism
Attracting & repelling wires – 1 pair
De la Rive’s ring – 1
Post battery – 1
Electromagnet, in frame – 1
Magnetic needle & stand – 1
Coil & semicircular armatures – 1
Powder cup – 1
Lifting coil – 1
Electromagnetic engine – 1
Separable helix & rack – 1
Galvanometer – 1
Electrical iron – 1
Magneto electric machine – 1
Wires & handles - 1 set
Steel bar magnets – 1 pair
Compound U magnet – 1 
Wheel armature – 1
Bar armature – 1

Apparatus in Pneumatics:
Condenser – 1
Cryophrous in vacuo – 1
Buoyancy of air apparatus – 1
Seals for air – 1 set
Syphon gauge, for air pump – 1
Syphon in vacuo – 1

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India rubber, for expansion – 1 bag
Glass condensing chamber  - 1
Pressure gauge, for do.  – 1
Crushing squares – 1 doz
Gallows screw for chamber, connecting piece  - 1
Bell for chamber – 1
Stop cocks – 2
Gallows screws – 2

Miscellaneous:
Model steam engine (working model) – 1
Eclipile ? – 1
Wollaston’ sillustration low pressure engine – 1
Candle bombs – 1
Register thermometer (max & min) – 1
Platina spoon for deflagrations – 1
Gas bags & sockets – 2
Rubber hose & sockets – 2
Hydrogen generator, complete – 1
Prince Rupert’s drops – 1 doz
Rubber sheet – 2 sq. ft.
Gryratoire, Foucault’s illustration precession equinoxes – 1
Apparatus, illustrating La Place’s nebular theory – 1

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Astronomy, Geodesy, Engineering, etc: 
Portable astronomical transit instrument – 1
Grand Theodolite vertical & horizontal circles, repeating
36 inch globes, superior quality – 1 pair
Engineer’s transit instrument – 1
Engineer’s levelling instrument – 1
Armillary sphere – 1
Surveyor’s compass & tripod (superior quality) – 1
Engineer’s 100 ft. chain – 1
Surveyor’s 33 ft. chain – 2
Marking pins – 2 sets

Optics:
Porte-Lumiere universel (solar microscope, polariscope, megascope, etc)
Flint glass prism, with various attachments
Conical prism, of quartz
Cylindric prism
Polyprisme, to illustrate different refracting powers
Hollow prism, for liquids
Set of lenses (flare, mounted on foot)
Set of mirrors (“….”)
Conical mirror, for anamorphoses
Stereoscope
Objects for do. – 3 ½ dozen, various

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Acoustics:
Wind chest & bellows, for tube experiments
Embrouchures of wind instruments – 1 set
Various tubes for use with the wind chest
Tubes to illustrate interference of sound
Large hemisphere & tube, to illustrate sympathy
Vibrating plates, to show acoustic figures
Membranes, to show figures, by sympathy
Large diaphragm or tuning fork, with sounding box
Sonometer, monochord, or trichord
Rods of wood & steel, for longitudinal vibration
The gamut ? produced by 8 falling pieces of wood
The siren, to count the number of vibrations per second which correspond to a given pitch