A short introduction to the knowledge of gaseous bodies ... Translated from the German / by A. N. Scherer.

Date:
1800
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Credit: A short introduction to the knowledge of gaseous bodies ... Translated from the German / by A. N. Scherer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE. Chemistry is at present enriched by so many new discoveries and facts, and its influence upon the arts is so ex- tensive, that its more general cultiva- tion cannot be otherwise than highly beneficial to society. Persuaded of this truth, his Serene Highness the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, whose love for the Sciences is well known,