The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-26
New Books.

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMISTRY, practical and
theoretical embracing its application to the arts,
metallurgy' lnineraogy' geology medicine, ana p
g., melter and refiner in the United States Mint,
assisted by Campbell Morft. Philadelphia: Henry
G. Baird, (successor to E. L. Carey,) 1850
From the manner in which this work is got up,
its whereabouts, and its belongings, and from an
examination of its definitions and descriptions on
subjects with which we happen to have slight ac-
quaintance we should judge that the book was en-
trely reliable as of reference and based on the
most improved knowledge of the various matters OF
which it treats. tits arranged somewhat after the
manner of Ure's Dictionary Of Chemistry; but the
author informs that a cursory glance at that
work forced him TO the conclusion that science had
so entirely changed its features to render Ure's
book of no avail and that consequently nothing has
been taken from it. The works from which the
matter is chiefly drawn are those of Berzelius
Gmelin, Mitscherlich, Rose, Liebig, Schubarth, in
the German; Dumas, Berthier, Peouze and Frenzy,
Million, Regnault in the French; Graham, Liebig,
Turner, and others, in English The journals
chiefly made use of were PoggendorPs Annalen der
Physik, &c., Annalen der Chemie und Pharm,
Journal far prakt., Chemie, Berzeus's Jahrbuch,
Complies Rendus American Journal OF Science,
Journal Of the Franklin Institute, and especially the
Chemical Gazette, which contains excellent alb
stracts of. foreign papers. The dictio naries re-
sorted to were Liebg, Poggendorf, and Wohler's,
Ure's Dictionary of Manufactures, Dictionnaire des
Arts and Dictionnare de l'Industrie. In mineral
ogy, Dana's admirable treatise has been freely
used and the author calls attention to this work as
one of the best works mineralogy, not excepting
any of the French German treatises. No one
wishing insight into the chemical arts should be
without copy Of the Encyclopedia Of Chemistry.
IN O A. E0~ c,tx
CHEMISTRY, including its application to the Arts,
Agriculture, and Mining. BY Professor E. SOL
LY. London: 1850 (Reprinted by Henry c..
Baird, Philadelphia
The present work is divided into three parts
Physics, Chemistry of the Non Metallic Elements,
and Chemistry Of the Metallic Elements. II will
be found to be valuable hand book to all who are
engaged in the pursuits of chemical science. 1t is
for sale at Taylor & Maurys.
DECK AND PoRT; or, Incidents of Cruise in the
United States Frigate Congress to California. BY
Rev. WALTER CoLToN, U. S. N. New York:
1850.
Than the eccentric and intelligent author of this
work, hardly any one is better known. At time
when 30 many are about to double Cape Horn on
their way for the land of promise, the account
of similar voyage by this talented author cannot
fail to be sought for and read with avidity. We,
albeit not of this category, have prescribed for our
selves the reading of the book for the pleasure
which we know it will impart. Besides portrait
of Commodore Stockton, it contains handsome col
ored views of some of the scenes described. Taylor
& Maury have it for sale.
The ADVENTURES OF DAVID CoPPERFIELD THE
YOUNGER, ofBunderstone Rookery. By CHARLES
Dickens. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1850.
We have received copy of Part ]. of this new
work of Dickens, for which We are indebted to
Franck Taylor.