A history of chemistry from the earliest times till the present day / by the late James Campbell Brown; with a portrait and one hundred and six illustrations.

  • James Campbell Brown
Date:
1913
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Credit: A history of chemistry from the earliest times till the present day / by the late James Campbell Brown; with a portrait and one hundred and six illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    times, which dealt with things now comprehended in the science of chemistry. The extent, variety, and importance of those arts will be apparent from the following summary of their principal objects. Eig. 1.—Fusion and Weighing of Gold in Egypt. In ancient times, besides the precious .metals, gold and silver, and their alloy electrum, five metals were known and worked. The metallurgy of these was an important branch of chemistry at that period as at the present day (Figs. 1 and 2). The use of the expression “ chemist ” to indicate a druggist reminds us of another branch of alchemy, the art of making 1—2
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