num_pages: 543
description: Monumental classic by the founder of modern chemistry is essential for undergraduate students. First explicit statement of law of conservation of matter in chemical change; first modern list of chemical elements; more. Facsimile reprint of original (1790) Kerr translation. Introduction by Professor Douglas McKie.Introduction1 Of the formation &amp; decomposition of aeriform fluids, of the combustion of simple bodies &amp; the formation of acids 2 Of the combination of acids with salifiable bases &amp; of the formation of neutral salts3 Description of the instruments &amp; operations of chemistryAppendix
language: English
title: Elements of Chemistry
titlecomplete: Elements of Chemistry (Dover Books on Chemistry)
genres: Chemistry, Classics, France, History, Science, Philosophy, Mathematics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 361
publisher: Dover Publications (NY)