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Title

Lectures on chemistry

Authors

• Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818

Other related names

• Heydrick, Christopher, transcriber

Call number

Ms. Coll. 137
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9913900833503681
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/9913900833503681

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Summary

The spine of the volume reads: Wistar's M.S.(?) Lectures. The name Christopher Heydrick appears on the flyleaf. A letter tipped in, before the start of the notes, is from "M.C." to Friend Christopher Heydrick, Aug. 2, 1790, about words in the volume that are unclear. This letter provides the date. Text varies, from recto and verso, to recto only, or verso only. First section is titled "History of Chemistry."

Notes

• Forms part of: Edgar F. Smith Memorial Collection.
   

Extent

1 item (1 volume)

Subjects topical

• Chemistry--Early works to 1800
• Chemistry--Study and teaching--18th century

Genres

• Lecture notes
• Manuscripts, American--18th century

Licenses

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