Elementary Treatise On Chemistry

Author : Antoine Lavoisier
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Category : Science
ISBN : 1888009543

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Science: Chemistry by Antoine Lavoisier Pdf

One of the most revolutionary scientific works ever written, and also one of the most accessible, Lavoisier's Elementary Treatise on Chemistry established the constancy of weight in chemical reactions, revealed the composition of water, and set forth a clear concept of the nature of gases. The Treatise cemented a new, rational nomenclature that accurately expressed the nature of materials. Lavoisier presents experimental facts in expressions that are vivid, exact, and often poetical. As a result, the Treatise is still, after more than 200 years, a model of clarity and scientific reasoning. Lavoisier's magnificent work, last translated into English in 1790, is now presented in a rendition that preserves the natural and unadorned liveliness of Lavoisier's narrative prose. Howard Fisher's extensive commentary furnishes a gentle guiding hand through unfamiliar terms and experimental procedures.

Author : Howard J Fisher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1888009519

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Oxygen, Acids, and Water by Howard J Fisher Pdf

One of the most revolutionary scientific works ever written, and also one of the most accessible, Lavoisier's Elementary -Treatise on Chemistry established the constancy of weight in chemical reactions, revealed the composition of water, and set forth a clear concept of the nature of gases. The Treatise cemented a new, -rational nomenclature that accurately expressed the nature of materials, overthrowing such colorful but deceptive names as "flowers of sulfur" and "butter of arsenic." Impressed by Condillac's maxim, "the art of reasoning is, at bottom, nothing else but a well-constructed language," Lavoisier presents experimental facts in expressions that are vivid, exact, and often poetical. As a result, the Treatise is still, after more than 200 years, a model of clarity and a beautiful example of scientific reasoning. Lavoisier's magnificent work was last translated into English in 1790, in a style that even then could be considered wooden and excessively formalistic. Now Chester Burke and Matthew Holtzman, faculty members at St. John's College in Annapolis, have provided a rendition that preserves the -natural and unadorned liveliness of Lavoisier's narrative prose. Even more valuable to nonspecialist readers of this Module is Howard Fisher's commentary, unobtrusively keyed to the text at the bottom of each page. For each word or phrase that is likely to be unfamiliar, Fisher gives a clear explanation. Obsolete chemical terms, physical concepts, archaic or obscure words, and unfamiliar references are fully explained. And, most important for those unable to repeat Lavoisier's experiments, Fisher lucidly describes the equipment and the procedures, and discusses the significance of the results. Readers who think, "Oh, this is science--I never could understand it," will be surprised to discover the clear and persuasive way that Lavoisier's beautiful language, assisted by Fisher's notes, brings this extraordinary and foundational work of science to life as human thought, and even as poetry.

Author : Antoine Lavoisier
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486141251

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Elements of Chemistry by Antoine Lavoisier Pdf

The debt of modern chemistry to Antoine Lavoisier (1743–1794) is incalculable. With Lavoisier's discoveries of the compositions of air and water (he gave the world the term 'oxygen') and his analysis of the process of combustion, he was able to bury once and for all the then prevalent phlogiston doctrine. He also recognized chemical elements as the ultimate residues of chemical analysis and, with others, worked out the beginnings of the modern system of nomenclature. His premature death at the hands of a Revolutionary tribunal is undoubtedly one of the saddest losses in the history of science. Lavoisier's theories were promulgated widely by a work he published in 1789: Traité élémentairede Chimie. The famous English translation by Robert Kerr was issued a year later. Incorporating the notions of the "new chemistry," the book carefully describes the experiments and reasoning which led Lavoisier to his conclusions, conclusions which were generally accepted by the scientific community almost immediately. It is not too much to claim that Lavoisier's Traité did for chemistry what Newton's Principia did for physics, and that Lavoisier founded modern chemistry. Part One of the Traité covers the composition of the atmosphere and water, and related experiments, one of which (on vinous fermentation) permits Lavoisier to make the first explicit statement of the law of the conservation of matter in chemical change. The second part deals with the compounds of acids with various bases, giving extensive tables of compounds. Its most significant item, however, is the table of simple substances or elements — the first modern list of the chemical elements. The third section of the book reviews in minute detail the apparatus and instruments of chemistry and their uses. Some of these instruments, etc. are illustrated in the section of plates at the end. This new facsimile edition is enhanced by an introductory essay by Douglas McKie, University College London, one of the world's most eminent historians of science. Prof. McKie gives an excellent survey of historical developments in chemistry leading up to the Traité, Lavoisier's major contributions, his work in other fields, and offers a critical evaluation of the importance of this book and Lavoisier's role in the history of chemistry. This new essay helps to make this an authoritative, contemporary English-language edition of one of the supreme classics of science.

Author : Emil Raymond Riegel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 851 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Chemistry, Technical
ISBN : OCLC:619443835

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Industrial Chemistry by Emil Raymond Riegel Pdf

Author : Emil Raymond Riegel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Chemical engineering
ISBN : UCAL:B3113059

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Industrial Chemistry by Emil Raymond Riegel Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1415112362

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Industrial Chemistry. An Elementary Treatise for the Student and General Reader. With the Support of a Large Number of Collaborators by Anonim Pdf

Author : Arnold Spiller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590933364

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Elementary treatise on photographic chemistry by Arnold Spiller Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:999546360

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Elementary Treatise on Photographic Chemistry by Anonim Pdf

Author : Frank Clowes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Analytical chemistry
ISBN : HARVARD:32044091914713

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An Elementary Treatise on Practical Chemistry and Qualitative Inorganic Analysis by Frank Clowes Pdf

Author : Adolphe Wurtz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Chemistry
ISBN : PSU:000001648065

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A History of Chemical Theory from the Age of Lavoisier to the Present Time by Adolphe Wurtz Pdf

Author : Arnold Spiller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Photographic chemistry
ISBN : OCLC:38095068

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Elementary Treatise on Photographic Chemistry by Arnold Spiller Pdf

Author : Frank Clowes
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1358972427

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An Elementary Treatise on Practical Chemistry and Qualitative Inorganic Analysis by Frank Clowes Pdf

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Author : J. F. Sellers
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 0656953144

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An Elementary Treatise by J. F. Sellers Pdf

Excerpt from An Elementary Treatise: On Qualitative Chemistry Analysis Provide a well-bound notebook for the subject and use it for nothing else. Keep accurate and methodical records of all experiments performed. These records should be made during or immediately following the performance of the experiment, and not transferred or erased afterwards. Original notes of an unsuccessful experiment are more valuable than a well-written description of a successful experiment, if the latter is composed in the absence of the experiment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : James Freeman Sellers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1909
Category : Analytical chemistry
ISBN : NYPL:33433069112914

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An Elementary Treatise on Qualitative Chemical Analysis by James Freeman Sellers Pdf

Author : Arnold Spiller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Photographic chemistry
ISBN : OCLC:875140507

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Elementary Treatise on Photographic Chemistry by Arnold Spiller Pdf