Select Books on Chemistry

Davy's Elements of Chemical Philosophy, 8vo.—Ure's Dictionary of Chemistry, on the basis of Mr. Nicholson's, 1 large vol., 8vo.—Henry's Epitome of Chemistry, 2 vols., 8vo.—Accum's Chemistry, 2 vols., 8vo.—Thomson's System of Chemistry, 4 vols., 8vo.—Murray's System of Chemistry, 4 vols., 8vo., and Appendix.—Kerr's Translation of Lavoisier's Elements of Chemistry, 8vo.—Chaptal's Chemistry applied to the Arts, 4 vols., 8vo.—Fourcroy's Chemistry, 4 vols.—Accum's Chemical Amusements, and Griffin's Chemical Recreations, contain a description of a variety of interesting chemical facts, and amusing experiments.—Gurney's Lectures on the Elements of Chemical Science, 8vo.—Mackenzie's One Thousand Experiments in Chemistry, etc.—Mitchell's Dictionary of Chemistry.—Graham's Chemical Catechism.—Donovan's Treatise on Chemistry, in Lardner's Cyclopedia.—Turner's Chemistry.—Conversations on Chemistry, by a Lady, 2 vols., 12mo.—Joyce's Dialogues on Chemistry, 2 vols., 18mo.—Parke's Rudiments, 18mo, and his Chemical Catechism, 8vo. The four works last mentioned may be recommended as popular introductions to the study of this science.— Parke's Rudiments and Catechism are distinguished by their constant reference to the agency of the Deity, and by the anxiety which the author displays to fix the attention of his readers on the evidences of benevolent design which appear in the constitution of nature. The numerous notes appended to the Chemical Catechism embody a great variety of interesting facts in reference to the economy of nature, and the processes of the arts. To this amiable and intelligent writer I feel indebted for several of the chemical facts stated in this volume.

As the science of Chemistry is making rapid progress in its investigations and discoveries—the latest editions of the works referred to, and all others on the same subject, are generally to be preferred. The same remark is applicable to almost all the works connected with the physical sciences. But, with the exception of new discoveries, many of the works published twenty or thirty years ago, are worthy of being consulted, and are, in some respects, superior to more recent publications. There are some works, on different branches of natural science, published nearly a century ago, which give more full and clear descriptions of certain scientific facts than are to be found in many of our modern publications: and therefore such works ought not to be considered as altogether obsolete. It is of some importance to the student of science to be possessed of several treatises on the same subject; as certain principles or facts which may be vaguely stated, or imperfectly explained by one author, may be more fully and clearly elucidated by another