An Epitome Chemistry, in Three Parts

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Excerpt from An Epitome Chemistry, in Three Parts: Intended to Facilitate, to the Student, the Acquisition of Chemical Knowledge by Minute Instructions for the Performance of Experiments, Directions for the Analysis of Mineral Waters, of Earths and Stones, of Ores of MetalsOur interest, indeed, respecting philosophers is seldom excitefif unless by a knowledge of the additions they have made to the facts or theo ries of a science and with these a lecturer may fairly presume, however'the fact may really be, that his hearers, at the commencement of a course, are wholly -unacquaintecl. It may be added, that the history of chemistry admits of little illustration from experiment and I shall always be reluctant to bestow time on those subjects, which, requiring not the aid of an ap~ peal to the senses, are equally well' adapted for private study.On these grounds, therefore, I hope to be ex cused for infringing the general plan of lectiires on chemistry, and devoting to other purposes the t1me that would have been allotted to the history of the science. For this will be substi tuted a brief view of the nature and objects of chemistry, - of its connection with the arts and with other sciences, - and an outline of the plan on which the following lectures will be conducted.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.