Edward Hitchcock classroom lecture notes, "Carbon - Carbonic Acid"

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Title:
Edward Hitchcock classroom lecture notes, "Carbon - Carbonic Acid"
Description:
Chemistry lecture notes by Edward Hitchcock primarily discussing different metals, the compounds that can be made from them, how these compounds are made, and their uses. This includes barium, magnesium, lead, cobalt, and antimony, among others. Examples of experiments that can demonstrate the characteristics of certain metals or their compounds are included throughout. Hitchcock also discusses carbonic and boronic acid and writes for several pages about different theories on combustion. Glass, pottery, and porecelain are also discussed, but in less depth.
Creator:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
[1826–1855]
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Lecture notes
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 10 Folder 6 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Chemistry--Study and teaching (Higher)--Massachusetts--Amherst
Metals--Study and teaching (Higher)--Massachusetts--Amherst
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampshire (county) > Amherst
Extent:
1 item (100 pages) + 2 laid-in fragments ; 25 cm
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:285598
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Language:
English
Notes (date):
The notes are undated. Dates provided are taken from the dates of the series.
This date is inferred.
Notes (object):
Pagination includes a folded insert. There are some holes throughout the notes.