Story of Alchemy and Chemistry

395 Pages·2008·0.52 MB·English

The Story of Alchemy
and the Beginnings
of Chemistry
Muir, M. M. Pattison
Release date: 2004-11-30
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BEGINNINGS OF CHEMISTRY***
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THE STORY OF ALCHEMY AND THE
BEGINNINGS OF CHEMISTRY
by
M. M. PATTISON MUIR, M.A.
Fellow and Formerly Pr�ector in
Chemistry of Gonville and Caius College,
Cambridge
With Eighteen Illustrations
New and Enlarged Edition
Hodder and Stoughton London, New York,
Toronto
[Illustration: AN ALCHEMICAL
LABORATORY]
"It is neither religious nor wise to judge
that of which you know nothing."
_A Brief Guide to the Celestial Ruby_, by
PHILALETHES (17th century)
* * * * *
THE USEFUL KNOWLEDGE SERIES
Cloth, One Shilling net each
List of the first thirty-four volumes issued in
the new style with Pictorial Wrappers:--
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. By ALFRED T.
STORY.
A PIECE OF COAL. By K.A. MARTIN,
F.G.S.
ARCHITECTURE. By P.L. WATERHOUSE.
THE COTTON PLANT. By F. WILKINSON,
F.G.S.
PLANT LIFE. By GRANT ALLEN.
WILD FLOWERS. By REV. PROF. G.
HENSLOW, F.L.S., F.G.S.
THE SOLAR SYSTEM. By G.F. CHAMBERS,
F.R.A.S.
ECLIPSES. By G.F. CHAMBERS, F.R.A.S.
THE STARS. By G.F.CHAMBERS, F.R.A.S.
THE WEATHER. By G.F. CHAMBERS,
F.R.A.S.
ANIMAL LIFE. By B. LINDSAY.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY. By
JOSEPH JACOBS.
THE ATMOSPHERE. By DOUGLAS
ARCHIBALD, M.A.
ALPINE CLIMBING. By FRANCIS GRIBBLE
FOREST AND STREAM. By JAMES
RODWAY, F.L.S.
FISH LIFE. By W.P. PYCRAFT, F.Z.S.
BIRD LIFE. By W.P. PYCRAFT, F.Z.S.
PRIMITIVE MAN. By EDWARD CLODD.
ANCIENT EGYPT. By ROBINSON
SOUTTAR, M.A., D.C.L.
STORY OF LOCOMOTION. By BECKLES
WILLSON.
THE EARTH IN PAST AGES. By H.G.
SEELEY, F.R.S.
THE EMPIRE. By E. SALMON.
KING ALFRED. By SIR WALTER BESANT.
LOST ENGLAND. By BECKLES WILLSON.
ALCHEMY, OR THE BEGINNINGS OF
CHEMISTRY. By M.M. PATTISON MUIR,
M.A.
THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS. By M.M.
PATTISON MUIR, M.A.
THE WANDERINGS OF ATOMS. By M.M.
PATTISON MUIR, M.A.
GERM LIFE: BACTERIA. By H.W. CONN.
LIFE IN THE SEAS. By SIDNEY J. HICKSON
F.R.S.
LIFE'S MECHANISM. By H.W. CONN.
REPTILE LIFE. By W.P. PYCRAFT, F.Z.S.