A Dictionary of Chemistry, Exhibiting the Present State of the Theory and Practice of that Science, its Application to Natural Philosophy, the Processes of Manufactures, Metallurgy, and numerous other Arts dependent on the Properties and Habitudes of Bodies, in the Mineral, Vegetable and Animal Kingdoms. 2 Bände.

Nicholson, William.

Published by London Robinson, 1795

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(28,5 x 22 cm). VIII, 576 S./ 1 Bl., SS. 577-1132. Mit 4 (2 doppelblattgroßen) Kupfertafeln. Dekorative Lederbände der Zeit. Erste Ausgabe. - "The first dictionary of chemistry by an Englishman, superseding the English translation of Macquer's dictionary by the Scot James Keir. Although preferring the antiplogistic chemistry of Lavoisier, Nicholson also presents the phlogistic alternative. This work is important for containing one of the earliest English versions of the table of the new chemical nomenclature from the 'Methode de nomenclature chimique' by Lavoisier et al. Nicholson was one of the earliest English converts to the New Chemistry" (Neville). - Stellenweise papierbedingt leicht gebräunt. Vereinzelt etwas stockfleckig. Rücken sauber erneuert, sonst wohlerhalten. - DSB 10, 107; Cole 974; Neville II, 227. Seller Inventory # 103091-01

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Title: A Dictionary of Chemistry, Exhibiting the ...

Publisher: London Robinson

Publication Date: 1795

Edition: 1st Edition