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BERZELIUS, Jns Jacob (1779-1848). Frsk, att, genom anvndandet af den electrokemiska theorien och de kemiska proportionerna, grundlgga ett rent vettenskapligt system fr mineralogien. Stockholm: A. Gadelius, 1814.
8o (213 x 133 mm). Original plain blue wrappers uncut (some chips and tears); cloth folding case. Provenance: early owner's signature inside front wrapper; "Montgomery" (stamp on title-page).
FIRST EDITION. In this work, "Berzelius presented the first classification system of minerals based upon chemical formulae, an improvement over previous systems, which had classed minerals according to appearance and physical properties" (Norman). Partington IV, pp. 142-177; Norman 225.
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FIRST EDITION. In this work, "Berzelius presented the first classification system of minerals based upon chemical formulae, an improvement over previous systems, which had classed minerals according to appearance and physical properties" (Norman). Partington IV, pp. 142-177; Norman 225.