Calendar: 1856-1857 Page 98
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9S applied sciences Second part of Course -Chemistry of the Metals of Salts iu general Applications in the Arts Smelting of Iron Lead Copper &c Manufactures of Sugar Starch Beer Soap &c Dyeing and Calico-printing Action of Cements Manures &c Examinations of the Class both viva voce and by written papers are held on Wednesdays at the usual Lecture hour Dr Miller has published work on Chemistry which is used as text-book by the Class Practical Chemistry Third Year -Students who have completed six Terms in this Department are admitted to Course of Practical Chemistry consisting of Twelve Demonstrations in each term and they go through course of Manipulation in the most important operations of Chemistry including the first steps of Analysis The subjects taught in this Course include the Processes of taking Specific Gravities the Preparation of various Gases Distillation the Working of Glass Rod and Tube Use of the Mouth Blowpipe and Processes of Qualitative Analysis and Testing generally Any Student of this Department may be admitted to this Class at any period of his study on payment of an extra fee See 105 Students of this Department have additional opportu- nities of studying Chemistry by entering extra for the Class of Experimental and Analytical Chemistry See pp 105 and 123 IX Mineralogy With view to facilitate the study of Geology and of the Application of Mineral Substances in the Arts The Lectures are given in the Michaelmas Term and will begin on Wednesday October 1856 and be continued on each succeeding Wednesday and Friday The Course commences with description of the Physical and Chemical characters of Minerals in general
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