Notes on Richard Watson's Plan of a course of chemical lectures, [circa 1782].

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Notes on Richard Watson's Plan of a course of chemical lectures, [circa 1782].

Extensive manuscript notes interleaved with, and written on the pages of, a printed copy of Richard Watson's 1771 publication of the outline of his planned lectures in chemistry. Subjects include the history of chemistry; elements and minerals; and chemical reactions, including distillations and fermentation.

1 v. (circa 200 p.) ; 24 cm.

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Sneyd, William

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Epithet: of Basford Hall, county Staffordshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001304.0x000239 Probably the William Sneyd who was admitted to St. John's College, Cambridge in 1774, received his M.A. in 1781, and was ordained in 1782. Appointed as curate of Hanbury in 1785, Sneyd had an affair with Emma Vernon, the wife of his patron Henry Cecil, and eloped with her in 1789. Sneyd was imprisoned in the Marshalse...

Watson, Richard, 1737-1816

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