The chemical works of Caspar Neumann. Abridged and methodized. With large additions. by William Lewis
NEUMANN, CASPAR
Published by London: W. Johnston, 1759, 1759
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FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. 4 to. Contemp. calf. (16), 586, (36) pp. Armorial engraved bookplate of James Brodie. Joints cracked but firm; a very good, crisp copy. Large as this book is, it is based on an abridged version of Caspar Neumann's (1683-1737) lectures which originally appeared in seven volumes. The two volume Zullichau abridgment of 1756 was probably translated into English by William Lewis' (1708-81) assistant, Alexander Chisholm, and supplemented by Lewis, to which he also added his extensive notes. Neumann was Court Apothecary in Berlin, 1719-37. "The work is an epitome of the chemical knowledge of the time and contains the first exposition of Stahl's phlogiston theory in English." (Cole 973). In its three parts, Neumann treats the chemical history of the mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms. D.S.B. X: 25-26. Partington II.703.III. Bolton I. 698. Ferguson II.137. Neu 2937. Wellcome IV.224. See: Hoover Coll., no. 608. Seller Inventory # 000098
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Title: The chemical works of Caspar Neumann. ...
Publisher: London: W. Johnston, 1759
Publication Date: 1759
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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1. The Chemical Works of Caspar Neumann . . . Abridged and Methodized. With Large Additions, Containing the Later Discoveries and Improvements Made in Chemistry and the Arts Depending Thereon, By William Lewis
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition in English. [xii], 586p., + [38]p. index. Full leather. A good to very good copy, the spine is dry and the covers are much scraped, although this was from long ago as the leather on the covers, at least, does not flake onto one's hands, the joints are cracked, but the covers are tight, there is slight water staining on the back endpapers and on the bottom and side margins of the last ten pages of the text. Otherwise the text is nice and clean and the paper white. An important book by an important chemist, who because of his patrons and positions, influenced pharmacists who came after him. His point of view in chemistry was also vital to chemists. Neumann's dates are 1681-1737. Lewis issued a second volume of Neumann's works in 1773. One must note that the LC Online Catalog gives the date of our book, incorrectly, as 1749, instead of 1759. The DSB article gives the correct date. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 011692
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