| Volume I: On Simple Bodies | ||
| 4th edn. | 5th edn. | |
| I. II. III. | I. II. III. | No change |
| IV. | IV. | 4th: On Specific Heat, Latent Heat, and Chemical Heat. 5th: On Combined Caloric, Comprehending Specific Heat andLatent Heat. |
| V. | On The Chemical Agencies Of Electricity. Chapter added in 5th edition | |
| V. | VI. | On Oxygen And Nitrogen. |
| VI. | VII. | On Hydrogen. 5th: new sections on Gas lights and Miner’s Lamp |
| VII. | VIII. | On Sulphur And Phosphorus. 5th: new section on Decomposition of Sulphur |
| VIII. | IX. | 4th: On Carbone. 5th: On Carbon. |
| IX. | X. | On Metals. |
| X. | On Alkalies. | |
| XI. | On Earths. Conversations X, XI were moved to Volume II as XIV, XV. | |
| Volume II: On Compound Bodies | ||
| 4th edn. | 5th edn. | |
| XII. | XIII. | On The Attraction Of Composition. |
| XIV. | On Alkalies. | |
| XV. | On Earths. Conversations XIV, XV were previously X, XI in Volume I. | |
| XIII. | XVI. | 4th: On Compound Bodies. 5th: On Acids. Most of XIII, On Compound Bodies, became XVI, On Acids. Someintroductory material was moved to XIV, On Alkalies. |
| XIV. | XVII. | 4th: On The Combinations of Oxygen with Sulphur and withPhosphorus; and of the Sulphats And Phosphats. 5th: Of the Sulphuric and Phosphoric Acids: or, TheCombinations of .... |
| XV. | XVIII. | 4th: On The Combination of Oxygen With Nitrogen and withCarbone; and of The Nitrats And Carbonats. 5th: Of The Nitric And Carbonic Acids: Or The Combination... |
| XVI. | XIX. | 4th: On Muriatic And Oxygenated Muriatic Acids; and onMuriats. 5th: On The Boracic, Fluoric, Muriatic, and OxygenatedMuriatic Acids; and on Muriats. |
| XVII. | XX. | On The Nature And Composition Of Vegetables. |
| Remainder of book: number in 4th edn. + 3 = number in 5th edn. | ||
Plates
Most Plates include the following text, engraved in smaller print:
Drawn by the Author / Engraved by Lowry / Published by Longman & Co. Octr. 2nd. 1809.
This date corresponds to the 3rd edition. Plates V, X and XIII—each containing material new to the 5th edition—read only “Lowry sculp.”
Inconsistencies and variant spellings
None of these lists are meant to be inclusive. They are typical of variations that were not marked as errors.
Standard spellings throughout the book:
bason, judgment, embrio, volcanos (plural), potatoe (singular)
Inconsistencies: