Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, a volume of original, historic and descriptive writings showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress (1901)
Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, A. J. Holman & co · leaf 221
en made thatsynthetical chemistry would in the nearfuture produce the food of man, andthus relegate agriculture to the domainof the useless or forgotten arts, is, how-ever, wholly without scientific founda-tion. The function of the farmer willnot be usurped by the chemist. Thefuture will see the… … -IR HENRY BESSEMER. VI. METALLURGICAL CHEMISTRY. This is the oldest branch of chemicalscience, and naturally the one whichwas furthest advanced at the beginning of the century. Nevertheless, theadvances which the past one hundred years have seen in this science aremost surprising. Gold and silver…
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