Observations and experiments for investigating the chymical history of the tepid springs of Buxton; : together with an account of some newly-discovered ... properties of substances relating to several branches of chymistry and animal and vegetable life; : to which are prefixed, a chronological relation of the use of Buxton-water from the earliest records to the present time, sketches of a history of the atmosphere of The Peake [sic], and of the external form and internal structure of the mountainous regions of Derbyshire: : intended for the improvement of natural science and the art of physic