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Table of the Refractive and Dispersive Powers of different Substances, continued.
| Substance. | Ratio of refraction. |
Dispersive power. |
Density. |
| Borax | 1.475 | 0.030 | 1.718 |
| Sulphuric acid | 1.440 | 0.031 | 1.850 |
| Fluor spar | 1.436 | 0.022 | 3.168 |
| Nitric acid | 1.406 | 0.045 | 1.217 |
| Muriatic acid | 1.374 | 0.043 | 1.194 |
| *Alcohol | 1.374 | 0.029 | 0.825 |
| White of egg | 1.361 | 0.037 | 1.090 |
| Salt water | 1.343 | 1.026 | |
| Water | 1.336 | 0.035 | 1.000 |
| Ice | 1.307 | 0.930 | |
| Air | 1.00029 | 0.0013 | |
| Oxygen | 1.00028 | 0.0014 | |
| *Hydrogen | 1.00014 | 0.0001 | |
| Nitrogen | 1.00029 | 0.0012 | |
| Carbonic acid gas | 1.00045 | 0.0018 |
