Elements of chemistry, in a new systematic order, containing all the modern discoveries. Illustrated with thirteen copperplates / by Mr Lavoisier. ... Translated from the French, by Robert Kerr.

  • Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794.
Date:
1790
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Credit: Elements of chemistry, in a new systematic order, containing all the modern discoveries. Illustrated with thirteen copperplates / by Mr Lavoisier. ... Translated from the French, by Robert Kerr. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the Englifh Appendix, for converting the de- grees of Reaumeur's fcale ufed by Mr Lavoifier ^ into the correfponding degrees of Fahrenheit, which is univerfally employed in Britain *. This Tranflation is fent into the world with the utmoft diffidence, tempered, however, with this confolation, that, though it muft fall greatly fhort of the elegance, or even propriety of lan- guage, which every writer ought to endeavour to attain, it cannot fail of advancing the interefts of true chemical fcience, by difleminating the accu. rate mode of analyfis adopced by its juftly celebra- ted Author. Should the public call for a fecond edition, every care lhall be taken to correct the forced imperfeftions of the prefent tranflation, and to improve the work by valuable additional matter from other authors of reputation in the feveral fubje£ls treated of. Edinburgh, 7 06t. 23.1789. 5 * The Tranflator has fince been enabled, hy the kind affiftance of the gentleman above alluded to, to give Tables, of the fame nature with thofe of Mr Lavoifier, for facilitating the calculations of the refults of chemi- cal experiments.