Project Gutenberg 2014-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 74 Macquer, Pierre Joseph 1718 1784 Macquer, P. J. (Pierre Joseph) Macquer, M. (Pierre Joseph) Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed." by Pierre Joseph Macquer is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This work serves as an essential introductory text on the principles and practices of chemistry, marking a significant transitional period from alchemical traditions to modern scientific inquiry. The text lays a foundational understanding, focusing on the experimental methods that underpin chemical science. The opening of this treatise provides an insightful preface that outlines the evolution of chemistry from its speculative past dominated by alchemical beliefs to a more empirical approach rooted in experimentation. Macquer emphasizes the importance of observation and experimentation as the sole paths to understanding chemical phenomena, contrasting this with the fanciful hypotheses of previous chemists. He proposes an educational structure to the text, guiding beginners through the basic elements and principles of chemistry—including air, water, earth, and fire—before proceeding to more complex compounds and their interactions. The beginning establishes a careful methodological framework, promising a comprehensive exploration of both theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Chemistry -- Early works to 1800 QD Text Browsing: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry/Physics 1737366 1737370 2024-09-19T14:54:10.537573 2023-09-20T10:52:53.345465 text/html text/html 1726385 2014-09-29T10:51:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 937278 2014-09-29T10:51:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 988726 2024-09-19T14:54:30.280482 application/epub+zip 1011373 2024-09-19T14:54:13.374565 application/epub+zip 623212 2024-09-19T14:54:11.944593 application/epub+zip 1488877 2024-09-19T14:54:42.486434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1360745 2024-09-19T14:54:28.411511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 974180 2022-09-21T11:03:38.248139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1549339 1549172 2024-09-19T14:54:06.418598 2023-09-20T10:52:49.590472 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1549184 2014-09-29T10:51:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 496879 2014-09-29T10:51:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1549311 2014-09-29T10:51:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496806 2014-09-29T10:51:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19605 2024-09-19T14:54:42.645417 application/rdf+xml 16509 2024-09-19T14:54:12.128569 image/jpeg 2916 2024-09-19T14:54:12.038562 image/jpeg 936332 2024-09-19T14:54:10.684581 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog