The Industrial Resources of Ireland

by Robert Kane

Book Overview

Sir Robert Kane (1809-1890) was a noted Irish chemist, becoming a professor at the age of twenty-two. His work on compounds of ammonia were considered internationally important. His 1,200-page textbook, Elements of Chemistry (1841) was considered 'the best extant in the English language' and was widely used in England and America. The Industrial Resources of Ireland, published in 1844 and reissued in 1845, had originated in a series of lectures to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108026850
• ISBN13: 9781108026857
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"