Elements of chemistry : including the recent discoveries and doctrines of the science / by Edward Turner.

  • Turner, Edward, 1798-1837.
Date:
1828
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    attending Lectures on Chemistry ; and, to such readers, the objection to which I allude does not apply. In the composition of this work, I have had re- course, as far as possible, to the original sources of information; but I have also derived much assistance from the Elements of Sir H. Davy, and Dr. Henry ; from the Systems of M. Thenard and the late Dr. Murray; and from the System and First Principles of Dr. Thomson. I should also add, that the materials of the Small Treatise, published about eighteen months ago, on the laws of Combination and the Atomic Theory, are, with slight modifications, incorporated in the present Volume. This Treatise, however, is not to be viewed in the light of a mere compilation. In the purely practical parts of the Work, for example, in describing pro- cesses, in giving the tests for demonstrating the pre- sence of substances, and in explaining the rules for conducting Chemical Analysis, I have in general merely stated in writing what I am in the habit of practising in the Laboratory. It is likewise proper to mention, that in detailing the experimental results obtained by other Chemists, I have in many instances verified them by my own observation; and when treating of the obscure or disputed parts of the Science, I have taken pains to render the former clear, and to distinguish in the latter what is ascertained, from what is still undetermined. Edinbuugh, Fcl. 1, 1827-