The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry

by M.M. Pattison Muir and Matthew Moncrieff Pattison Muir

Book Overview

Matthew Moncrieff Pattison Muir was born into a wealthy Scottish family on April 1, 1848 in Glasgow. He was encouraged through his upbringing in an interest in the natural sciences, and focused on chemistry. He did indeed become a chemistry professor at Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge. By 1881, he became a Fellow, and then the head of the Caius Laboratory. His own research was focused on bismuth compounds. His facility for writing was prized,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633917096
• ISBN13: 9781633917095
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Westphalia Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"