Chemical Treatise on Air and Fire: A Selection (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

by Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) was a German-Swedish pharmaceutical chemist, born in Stralsund, Western Pomerania, Germany. Instead of becoming a carpenter like his father, Scheele decided to become a pharmacist. His career began with his apprenticeship at an apothecary in Gothenburg when he was only fourteen years old. He retained this position for eight years before becoming an apothecary's clerk in Malm . Then Scheele worked as a pharmacist in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1409937739
• ISBN13: 9781409937739
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Dodo Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"