The Playfair Collection and the teaching of chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, 1713-1858 /

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Main Author: Anderson, R.G.W. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1978.

Subjects:

Chemistry > Study and teaching (Higher) > Scotland.

Scientific apparatus and instruments > Collectors and collecting.

Call Number: QD49.S353

Table of Contents:

Front Matter
Preliminary Material /
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List of Illustrations /
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Foreword /
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Preface /
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Chapter 1 Early Chemistry Teaching in Edinburgh: James Crawford, Andrew Plummer and William Cullen /
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Chapter 2 Joseph Black /
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Chapter 3 Thomas Charles Hope /
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Chapter 4 William Gregory /
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Chapter 5 Playfair Collection: Acquisition and Provenance /
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Contents of the Catalogue Section /
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Instruments and Apparatus in The Playfair Collection /
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Back Matter
Appendix 1 The Following Items which Appear in the Museum Register Entry of 30 September 1858 Cannot now be Located, or have been Destroyed. /
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Appendix 2 Original Entry in the Manuscript Museum Register by George Wilson, Director of the Industrial Museum of Scotland. The Numbers in Italics Following Each Entry Refer to the Numbering in this Catalogue. /
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Appendix 3 Apparatus and Instruments which may have Associations with the Edinburgh Professors of Chemistry in Collections other than the Playfair Collection. /
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Select Bibliography /
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Index of Personal Names /
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