Scottish chemist, born 1811 (1811–1883)

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James "Paraffin" Young, founder of the mineral oil industry / by John Butt.

Bibliotheca chemica : a catalogue of the alchemical, chemical and pharmaceutical books in the collection of the late James Young of Kelly and Durris ... / by John Ferguson.

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James Young

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Bibliotheca chemica : a catalogue of the alchemical, chemical and pharmaceutical books in the collection of the late James Young of Kelly and Durris ... / by John Ferguson.