An Introduction To The Use Of The Mouth Blowpipe: To Which Is Added A Description Of The Blowpipe Characters Of The More Important Minerals (1875)

""An Introduction to the Use of the Mouth Blowpipe: To Which is Added a Description of the Blowpipe Characters of the More Important Minerals"" is a book written by Carl Johann A. Theodore Scheerer in 1875. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the use of the mouth blowpipe, an instrument used for testing the chemical composition of minerals. The author explains the basic principles of using the blowpipe, including how to prepare the flame and how to observe the reactions of minerals. In addition to the practical aspects of using the blowpipe, the book also includes a detailed description of the blowpipe characters of the most important minerals. This information is useful for identifying minerals and understanding their chemical properties. Overall, this book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in mineralogy or the chemical analysis of minerals.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.