"A new Method of extracting Pure Gold from Alloys and from Ores." [P. 187 in:] The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series, No. 17September, 1848
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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US$ 125.00
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New Haven: Printed for the Editors by B.L. Hamlen, Printer to Yale College, 1848. Octavo. Pp. 4, [157]–304. Original printed wrappers, lightly toned and foxed; small wear to spine extremities; a sound, very well-preserved copy. First journal publication of Charles T. Jackson’s 1-page account of a chemical process for separating and refining gold, issued on the eve of the California Gold Rush. Jackson, already known for his contested role in the ether anesthesia controversy, here proposed an improved method for extracting pure gold from ores and alloys. His paper reflects the urgent mid-nineteenth-century demand for reliable chemical assays and refining techniques. A Boston-trained physician, Jackson was a Harvard Medical School graduate and studied chemistry under Justus Liebig in Germany. Though his career was dogged by disputes, he contributed significantly to American geological and chemical science. His government service included surveys for the U.S. Geological Survey and the discovery of copper in Michigan and iron in New Hampshire. Very scarce in its original printed wrappers, with other important contributions including "On the Anomalies presented in the Atomic Volume of Sulphur and Nitrogen" by T. S. Hunt, "Results of Analytical Researches in the Neptunian Theory of Uranus" by Enoch F. Burr and "An Account of a Meteorite of Castine, Maine, May 20, 1848" by Charles Upham Shepard.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- "A new Method of extracting Pure Gold from Alloys and from Ores." [P. 187 in:] The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series, No. 17September, 1848
- Author
- Charles Thomas Jackson
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Seller catalogs
- California, California Gold Rush, Mining, Science and Technology
Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Founded in 1995, Ian Brabner, Rare Americana specializes in rare books and manuscripts charting the course of American history. We emphasize 18th- and 19th-century subjects, especially African American history, Women's History, Colonial American History, and 18th and 19th Century Americana. Our inventory includes rare books, pamphlets, letters, diaries, manuscripts, archives, original art, graphics, and photographs. We actively build important collections for private and institutional clients in the United States and abroad. Visit RareAmericana.com…
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