Fownes, George

Fownes, George. A Manual of Elementary Chemistry, Theoretical, and Practical. Henry C. Lea, Philadelphia. 1870. 

George Fownes, Manual of Chemistry, theoretical and practical (London Churchill, 1877) 12th ed. vol. 1. Fownes (1815-1849) was professor of Practical Chemistry at University College, London, but died young. His book continued under various editors (e.g., Henry Bence Jones and Augustus Hofmann). Fownes s former assistant Henry Watts revised editions 10-13. 

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