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The Compendious Manual Of Qualitative Chemical Analysis

The Compendious Manual Of Qualitative Chemical Analysis

W. Eliot, C.

Paperback

Technology & EngineeringChemistryPhysics

ISBN10: 9354445209
ISBN13: 9789354445200
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 26 2021
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before spectroscopy and digital sensors, chemists read colour, flame and precipitate like a language. The Compendious Manual of Qualitative Chemical Analysis opens that world again, guiding the mind through the logic of classical inorganic reactions and systematic tests. Written in the high tide of Victorian era science by C. W. Eliot, it distils the principles of qualitative chemistry into a disciplined, usable qualitative chemistry lab manual: from the behaviour of inorganic salts in solution to the ordered progression of ion detection methods. These classical reactions still speak. Both as an analytical chemistry textbook and as a classic laboratory handbook, it reveals how the foundations of analytical chemistry were taught, practised and refined in the 19th century chemistry laboratory. Clear, concise and rigorously organised, Eliot's manual leads readers through inorganic salt analysis as a chain of reasoning rather than a set of tricks, making it rewarding for chemistry students who want to see why tests work, as well as for practitioners seeking a dependable reference for chemists and historians of the discipline. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Whether approached as a working companion to qualitative chemical analysis, a window into 19th century chemistry teaching, or a finely produced artefact of Victorian era science, it stands as more than a curiosity: a living connection to the experimental mind at the bench.

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