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48 Monday May 15th 1843   phosphoregenic emination under water

Tried on saturday eving at the time of full moon to produce the phosphorous glow on sulphuret of lime by means of moon light, but I did not succeed. The experiment however was not decisive the lime may not have been in proper condition, although when I tried it this morning with the electrical discharge, it answered very well.
Tried this morning a number of substances in reference to the transmissability by the phosogenic emination, among others the sulphate of potassiam a transparent salt, this gave a beautiful violet coloured light [[in margin]]Remarkable effect of sul pot[[/in margin]] as well as transmitted the influence to the lime below. The phosphoresence was more brilliant than with the lime but did not continue so long nor was it acted on at so great a distance. This is an interesting fact.

  Exposed the same substance, sulphate of  potassa, to the direct light of the sun for a
bout a minute, then removed it into the dark,  found it phosphorescent but much less so than 
when exposed to the discharge of the Leyden Jar.

  I next discovered the remarkable fact that 
the phosphorescence of the sulphate of potash was produced as brilliantly under water, [[underlined]] ie [[/underlined]] when the substance was immersed in water, as when in the air. Tried the same experiment with 
the sulphat of lime, found the same result both with the sun light and that of the electrical discharge.

  When the sulphate of potassa is powdered, it gives a beautiful effect with the electrical discharge, more brilliant but less 
durable than the sulphuret of lime.
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Monday May 15th 1843                 49

Made a series of experiments on different substances relative to their transmisability.
 The following is the result:
[[Comment to the left of the following bracketed list]] Solids [[/End of Comment]]
[[Comment to the right of the following bracketed list]] Powder under these Brilliant [[/End of Comment]]
           | Borax                |
           | Sulphate of potassa  |   
           | sulphate of soda     |  
           | Citric acid          |
           | Rochelle salt        |
          [[strikethrough]]Hyposulphate of      soda[[/strikethrough]]

[[Comment to the right of the following bracketed list]] Powder dark under these [[/End of Comment]]    

             Salt petre          
             Tartaric acid       
 Solids      Hyposulfate of soda 

[[Comment to the right of the following bracketed list]] Powder light [[/End of Comment]]

Trans        Muriate of Barreta       
Solution     ammonia (doubtful)     

[[Comment to the right of the following bracketed list]] Powder dark under these [[/End of Comment]]
             Muriatic acid          
             Spirits of turpentine  
Trans        Arceneous acid   
Solutions    Ammonia               
             Phosphoric acid