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ACCUM, Frederick
A PRACTICAL ESSAY ON THE ANALYSIS OF MINERALS, EXEMPLIFYING THE BEST METHODS OF ANALYSING ORES, EARTHS, STONES, INFLAMMABLE FOSSILS, AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES IN GENERAL
Kimber & Conrad Philadelphia 1809 First American edition. Approx. 6-1/4 x 4 inches; 236 pages. Old calf covers somewhat rubbed, label gone, joints cracked and a small piece missing at foot of spine. Signature of early owner at top of title page and 2 other leaves. Pages 231-234 lacking 1/4 inch of lower margin, not affecting text. Some darkening to front and back matter, but otherwise internally clean. Frederick Christian Accum was a leader in developing practical applications of chemistry. Born in Germany the son of a converted Jewish father and a Huguenot mother, he spent much of his career in England-see the "Dictionary of Scientific Biography." Most libraries listed as holding this title actually hold a microform version of it.
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