To be had at the Bookstore of Patrick Byrne, Philadelphia. THE OPINION delivered by Judge Cooper in the Court of Errors The Introductory Lecture of Thomas Cooper, Esq. Professor of General classification of scientific knowledge. Reasons for attempting a sketch of the history of chemistry. Plan of the Lecture. Chemistry noticed or alluded to in the Scripture. Brass and Iron. Wine. Oil. Resins. Pitch. Bitumen. Engraving. Dyeing. Grecian Chemistry. Roman Chemistry. Chinese Chemistry. Chemistry of what are called the dark ages. State of Chemistry in the time of Boyle, Mayow, Hooke, and Hales. 1. Hieroglyphic and alphabetic writing. Boustrophedon, Kionedon. Lord 2. Hindoo astronomy and chronology. 3. Effect of chemical and mechanical science in augmenting the disposable Turnpike roads and Rail roads. 4. Reasons for adopting the Septuagint version. 7. Embalming. Mummies. 8. Oil and Resins, among the Egyptians and Jews. |