Henry Enfield Roscoe


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Now largely forgotten, Henry Enfield Roscoe was one of the most prominent chemists and educational reformers in Victorian Britain. His contributions include transforming Owens College into Victoria University, now the University of Manchester, campaigning for the reform of technical education, serving as the Liberal MP for South Manchester, and cofounding the Lister Institute of Preventative Medicine. In this detailed biography, authors Morris and Reed provide a timely and original contribution to the history of nineteenth-century British science and its relation to education, industry, and government policy, highlighting Roscoe's significant legacy as one of the leading scientists of his generation.




Treatise on Chemistry, Vol. 3


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Excerpt from Treatise on Chemistry, Vol. 3: The Chemistry of the Hydrocarbons and Their Derivatives, or Organic Chemistry, Part II The Crotyl Compounds The Crotonic Acids The Acids of the formula c5h802 The Alcohols of the formula c6h12o The Acids of the formula 0611100. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.






















A Treatise on Chemistry, Vol. 3


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Excerpt from A Treatise on Chemistry, Vol. 3: The Chemistry of the Hydrocarbons and Their Derivatives, or Organic Chemistry, Part Vi Phil. Trans. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Pogg. Ann. Annalen der Physik und Chemie (poggendorf). Proc. Chem. Soc. 2 Proceedings of the Chemical Society. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.