Notes for lectures on chemistry, [circa 1765-1770].

1 v. (77 p., rectos only) ; 24 cm.

English

Purchased from Byass Rare Books on the Hazel M. Osborn Fund, 2012.

This material is open for research.

William Cullen (1710-1790) was a Scottish physician and chemist. President of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh, he was a professor at the Edinburgh Medical School, as well as a friend and physician to many figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, including David Hume. In the field of chemistry, Cullen pioneered the use of affinity reaction diagrams.

Autograph manuscript containing William Cullen's notes for a series of advanced lectures on chemistry. Subjects include his comments on the work of Boerhaave and Newton; his theory of heat and phlogiston; and the use of Geoffroy's affinity table.

November 20, 2015

William Cullen, Notes for Lectures on Chemistry. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

William Cullen, Notes for Lectures on Chemistry. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.