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| Image information |
| Image caption | [Emblem of chemistry: Cherubs with a table of chemical or alchemical symbols] |
| Image Type |
Print (Engraving) |
| Image Date |
1756 |
| Size |
7.5 x 6 cm. |
| Call number |
Smith 540 M248.2 1756 V.1 TP |
| Notes |
From the second 1756 printing of the second edition of Macquer's text; this printing was issued by a new publisher, with reset type. Furnace at right. At left is a vessel known as a gourd, with its capital and receiver for distillation. This image is used on the bookplate of the Smith Collection. |
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| Publishig information |
| Author |
Macquer, Pierre Joseph
, 1718 - 1784
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| Title | Élémens de chymie-pratique, contenant la description des opérations fondamentales de la chymie, avec des explications et des remarques sur chaque opération. Seconde edition. |
| Publisher | Chez Pierre-Francois Didot le Jeune... |
| Place | Paris |
| Imprint Date | 1756 |
| Location in Book | Title-page (vignette) |
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