K DICTIONARY OF TERMS USED IN MEDICINE AND THE COLLATERAL SCIENCES ILLUSTRATED BY SEVENTY-FIVE ENGRAVINGS LONDON PRINTED FOR SCOTT, WEBSTER AND GEAKY CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE 1841 ADVERTISEMENT. THE importance of a knowledge of Chemistry is ac universally admited, not only from the extrariansy progress of the secure itself but alles from its extenze influence upon the corresponding progress of mearty every Art, Science, and Mannfetur. Numerne ZHİLtutions have, assurdingly, been establunted in all parts of these kingdoms for the purpose of commuting euementary instruction in this most popular branca of science. It can no longer be pretended than a liberal education may masist with an ignorance of tone Surve by the operation of which the order of Nature Berself is preserved, the ever-varying cunges of Mamer are regulated, and the innumerable prosesses with minister to the convenience, the wants, the tapprimene of man, are conducted. To mention but one jamaane of the wonders opened to our view by a knowledge of thus interesting suence-who, in the present day. Would avow bis ignorate of the application of Steam to the whole science of Navigation—that new and Bower, to are the eloquent language of Canning. *new at least in the application of its gh, which stalas tibe water like a ginnt rejaiting in its course ே T |