A dictionary of chemistry : on the basis of Mr. Nicholson's, in which the principles of the science are investigated anew, and its applications to the phenomena of nature, medicine, mineralogy, agriculture, and manufactures, detailed : with an introductory dissertation, containing instructions for converting the alphabetical arrangement into a systematic order of study
A chemistry dictionary by Andrew Ure, based on William Nicholson's work, printed in Philadelphia in 1821 for students and practitioners of chemistry, medicine, mineralogy and manufacturing. Its plates, titled Chemical Apparatus, show stills, retorts, flasks, furnaces and a rectangular still with cylindrical condenser drawn in plain outline, offering a designer clear mechanical diagrams of early laboratory equipment.
