Benjamin Silliman
Published: 2015-06-25
Total Pages: 536
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Excerpt from Elements of Chemistry, Vol. 1 of 2: In the Order of the Lectures Given in Yale College The object of this work is to present the science of Chemistry in the most intelligible form, to those who are learning its elements; and for the convenience of the classes in Yale College, the topics are arranged in the order in which they are now discussed, in the lectures given in that Institution. As the Medical Class constitutes a part of the audience, the most important pharmaceutical preparations, and leading uses of such substances as belong both to the Materia Medica, and to Chemistry, are briefly mentioned; and in general, throughout the work, practical facts are interwoven with scientific principles. The attempt has been made, to unite copiousness with condensation; perspicuity with brevity; and a lucid order, and due connexion of subordinate parts, with a general unity of design. By numerals and letters, the topics have been digested under appropriate heads; and by the use of large and small capitals, and italics, the writer's impression, as to the relative importance of the leading facts and propositions, has been indicated. It is supposed that these mechanical helps, not novel indeed, but in this work, more extensively employed than usual, may facilitate the progress of the student, by enabling him to take, at pleasure, a more general, a more particular, or a detailed review; and the same facility is, of course, presented to the instructor. Exact accounts of processes and manipulations have been given; and Dr. Hare, having kindly permitted the introduction of the cuts, f from his Compendium, his own language, sometimes abridged, has been generally employed in the descriptions of his figures. The valuable illustrations, thus derived from his liberality, render it unnecessary to apologize for the frequent use of his name. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.