Chemistry at Michigan: a history of the Chemistry Department and the development of the Chemical Sciences at the University of Michigan from 1837 until 1970 / compiled by Leigh C. Anderson. 1976.

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Chemistry at Michigan: a history of the Chemistry Department and the development of the Chemical Sciences at the University of Michigan from 1837 until 1970 / compiled by Leigh C. Anderson. 1976.

Unpublished history of Chemistry at the University of Michigan compiled by Anderson in 1970 with a 1976 update. Also touches upon Biological Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering.

57 leaves ; 28 cm.

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University of Michigan. Dept. of Chemistry.

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The University of Michigan was the second institution in the nation to offer chemistry classes. In 1839, Dr. Douglas Houghton was appointed to a combined professorship of chemistry, geology and mineralogy, although he did not actually teach chemistry. Instruction in chemistry at the university began in 1844 with the appointment of Silas H. Douglass as assistant to the professor of chemistry. For some years instruction was limited to lectures, but shortly after Henry P. Tappan became...

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University of Michigan. Dept. of Chemical Engineering.

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University of Michigan. Dept. of Biological Chemistry.

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Anderson, Leigh Charles, 1899-

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Leigh C. Anderson was a professor of Chemistry at the University of Michigan and served as chairman of the department, 1948-1966. From the description of Chemistry at Michigan: a history of the Chemistry Department and the development of the Chemical Sciences at the University of Michigan from 1837 until 1970 / compiled by Leigh C. Anderson. 1976. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 550664248 ...