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The chemical essays of Charles-William Scheele

Scheele, Carl Wilhelm (1742-1786); Beddoes, Thomas (1760-1808)

1786

Translated by Thomas Beddoes. Cf. Pref. Includes bibliographical references.

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Memoirs of John Fothergill

Lettsom, John Coakley (1744-1815)

1786

Engr. t.-p.

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Horological dialogues

Smith, John (fl. 1673-1680); Oughtred, William (1575-1660)

1962

Facsimile reprint; originally published: London: Printed for Jonathan Edwin, 1675.

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A study of Chinese alchemy

Johnson, Obed Simon

1928

Title in Chinese at head of t.-p. Foreword by E.T. Williams. Published also as thesis (Ph.D.) University of California.

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Memoirs of John Fothergill

Lettsom, John Coakley (1744-1815)

1786

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Aurifontina chymica : Or, A collection of fourteen small treatises concerning the first matter of philosophers, for the discovery of their (hitherto so much concealed) mercury. Which many have studiously endeavoured to hide, but these to make manifest, for the benefit of mankind in general

Houpreght, John Frederick; Cooper, William (fl. 1668-1688)

1680

Dedication signed John Frederick Houpreght. Advertising matter: [4] p. at end. Described in J. Young, Bibliotheca chemica, Glasgow, 1906, v.1, p. 57-58. Attributed to William Cooper - NUC pre-19...

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