Treatise on the natural and chymical properties of water, and on various British mineral waters / by Abraham Booth.

  • Booth, Abraham.
Date:
1830
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Credit: Treatise on the natural and chymical properties of water, and on various British mineral waters / by Abraham Booth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    published an able treatise on mineral waters in 1729, and of MargrafF, Priestley, Monnet, and Bergman, contributed to throw some light upon the composition of mineral waters. In this century also wrote Black, Klaproth, Destrump, Short, and Rutty. In the commencement of the nineteenth century Mr Kir wan published his work, replete with very accurate views, which was succeeded by that of Dr. Saun- ders, whose work is yet considered the standard. Drs. Henry, Murray, and Thom- son, have each contributed valuable obser- vations in their respective treatises, and Drs. Garnet, Lambe, Scudamore, Mac- kensie, Mr. Richard Phillips, and others have written on certain particular writers. Some apology may perhaps be necessary to the scientific reader who may honour these pages with his perusal. The compo- sition of waters is a highly important as well as interesting subject, and by it much light may be thrown upon many geological