A Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on Mineralogy - Brossura

Henslow, John Stevens

 
9781108002011: A Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on Mineralogy

Sinossi

An 1823 textbook by Darwin's mentor, which used the latest atomic theories of its time.

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Descrizione del libro

Darwin's mentor John Stevens Henslow published this textbook analysing the compositions of various minerals in 1823, soon after he became Professor of Mineralogy at Cambridge. It followed the principles of atomic theory, which had only recently entered the scientific mainstream, and was intended to be an accessible reference tool.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Hydrogen-oxygen-water-oxides-acids-alkalis-earths; 2. Minerals; Index.

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