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

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

English

Ex libris John Phillips. Purchased from A. R. Heath on the Herman H. Goldstone, M.D. ('23S, '27M) Fund, 2007.

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 Marshalsea during the divorce proceedings, and married Emma in 1791. He may have died in Lisbon in 1793.

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.

April 06, 2010

William Sneyd, Notes on Richard Watson's Plan of a Course of Chemical Lectures. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

William Sneyd, Notes on Richard Watson's Plan of a Course of Chemical Lectures. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

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