 | Samuel Parkes - 1807 - 382 pages
...of its plainness, and because it was sufficiently concise to be committed to memory. "Chymistry is the study of the effects of heat and mixture, with the view of discovering their general and suboidmate laws, and of improving the useful arts." — Dr. Black's Lectures, vol. i, i».... | |
 | Samuel Parkes - 1816 - 584 pages
...be?t writer.-. That in the text is sufficiently couri-e to be committed to memory. " Chemistry is (lie study of the effects of heat and mixture, with the view of r!I;;!OTcri;i^ their £enerai and subordinate /an?, and of iiaprovin? the u-"ful arts-"'— Dr. B'nck's... | |
 | Samuel Parkes - 1818 - 616 pages
...The following definitions of chemistry bare been given by some ef our best writers. " Chemistry is the study of the effects of heat and mixture, with the view of discovering their general and subordinate laws, and of improving the useful arts." — Dr. Black's Lectures, vol. i.... | |
 | John Timbs - 1831 - 302 pages
...following definitions of chemistry have been given by some of our best writers : — " Chemistry is the study of the effects of heat and mixture, with the view of discovering their general and subordinate laws, and of improving the useful arts."— Dr. Black. " Chemistry is that... | |
 | 1831 - 472 pages
...following définitions of chemistry have been given by some of our best writers : — " Chemistry is the study of the effects of heat and mixture, with the view of THE MIRROR. discovering their general and subordinate laws, und of improving the iisrful •rts."—... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 442 pages
...following definitions of chemistry have been given by some of our best writers : — " Chemistry is the study of the effects of heat and mixture, with the view of discovering their general and subordinate laws, and of improving the useful arts." — Dr. Black. " Chemistry is that... | |
 | Anthony Nesbit - 1841 - 208 pages
...Philosophical Lessons. CHEMISTRY. EXTRACTS FROM VARIOUS AUTHORS RELATING TO CHEMISTRY. " CHEMISTRY is the Study of the Effects of Heat and Mixture, with the View of discovering their general and subordinate Laws, and of improving the useful Arts." — Dr. Black. "Chemistry ia that... | |
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Why is the science of chemistry so named? Because of its origin from the Arabic, in which language it signifies " the knowledge of the composition of bodies." The following definitions of chemistry have been given by some of our best writers : — " Chemistry... 