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A Chemical Analysis of Three Species of Whinstone, and Two of Lava... From the Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh.

562907

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Large 4to, title-page (1 leaf, verso blank) text pps 1-23, inscribed in ink on title “Mr. Thomson From the Author”, uncut, a little dust staining to some deckle edges, modern grey paper boards, printed paper label.
Dealer Notes
An offprint of a paper read before the Society on 3. December 1798._x000b_“Whinstone” is a term used in the quarrying industry to describe any hard dark-coloured rock. Examples include the igneous rocks basalt and dolerite as well as the sedimentary rock chert. It is common in the Pentland Hills.
Author KENNEDY, Robert MD, FRS, FAS Edin.
Date 1799
Publisher [Edinburgh? ; c. 1799]

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