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CHAPTAL, Chimie appliquée aux arts, 1807
CHAPTAL, Jean-Antoine.
Chimie appliquée aux arts.
Paris, Deterville, 1807.
Four 8vo (182x126 mm). I. lxxix-(1 bl.)-302 pages et 10 planches dépliantes / II. viii-544 pages et 1 planche dépliante / III. (4)-viii-534 pages et 1 planche dépliante / IV. (4)-viii-554 pages (les viii pages de tables sont reliées entre les pages 16 et 17. binding : Modern quarter sheep, spine in six compartments. Some staining.
First edition.
Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756-1832) was a French chemist and statesman, a member of the Institut and a professor at the École de Médecine. He played an important role in the development of the chemical industry in France. This work applies the principles of chemistry to practical fields such as dyeing and manufacturing. It illustrates the link between scientific research and industrialization.
Some old annotations in volume 4 on some margins and on 4 added leaves.
references: Neville [I. p. 260 : "The earliest treatise on chemical technology, which is based on new principles of chemistry"] An important and influential work on industrial chemistry"].
Price : 300 €
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