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First Principles Of Chemical Philosophy - Softcover

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First Principles Of Chemical Philosophy In this mid-19th?century, theory-centered chemistry text intended for college recitation, chemistry is presented as a deductive, problem?driven science. The excerpt foregrounds a unified, conceptually rigorous framework that links chemistry with physics, distinguishes chemical phenomena from physical ones, and treats the atomic?molecular view as essential to explaining chemical behavior. It outlines measurement practices, units, and standard references, advocates the French metric system, and introduces early gas?law ideas such as Mariotte’s law and gas weight concepts. The core content surveys elements, compounds, and reactions, including the laws of definite and multiple proportions, and clarifies mixtures versus compounds. It explicates Dalton’s atomic theory, chemical notation, valence, radicals, and various reaction types (analytical, synthetic, metathesis). The text then discusses chemical types, substitution patterns, isomorphism, and the bases–acids–salts framework, with a pedagogy built on explicit definitions, worked problems, and guided questions. Throughout, the work situates chemistry within a broader program that couples observation with theory and prepares students for quantitative and structural reasoning in later chapters.

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