A general view of the nature and objects of chemistry and its application to arts and manufactures / by William Henry.

  • William Henry
Date:
1799
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Credit: A general view of the nature and objects of chemistry and its application to arts and manufactures / by William Henry. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    .X But it is the union of theory with practice, that is now contended for. “ And when theo- “ retical knowledge and practical skill, are happily combined in the same person, the <( intellectual power of man appears in its full u perfection; and fits him equally to conduct, <c with a masterly hand, the details of ordinary ei business, and to contend successfully with ic the untried difficulties of new and perplexing ' 4C situations. In conducting the former, mere experience may frequently be a sufficient “guide, but experience and speculation <f must be combined, to prepare us for new (i combinations of circumstances.”* Expert men,” says Lord Bacon, u can execute and <l judge of particulars one by one; but the “ general counsels, and the plots, and the mar* €t shalling of affairs, come best from those that “ are learned ” This * Stewart’s Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind.