New conversations on chemistry : adapted to the present state of that science, wherein its elements are clearly and familiarly explained : with one hundred and eighteen engravings illustrative of the subject, appropriate questions, a list of experiments, and a glossary : on the foundations of Mrs. Marcet's "Conversations on chemistry" / by Thomas P. Jones.

  • Jones, Thomas P., 1774-1848.
Date:
1833
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Credit: New conversations on chemistry : adapted to the present state of that science, wherein its elements are clearly and familiarly explained : with one hundred and eighteen engravings illustrative of the subject, appropriate questions, a list of experiments, and a glossary : on the foundations of Mrs. Marcet's "Conversations on chemistry" / by Thomas P. Jones. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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