Collectif (Lavoisier, Fourcroy, Morveau...) - Nomenclature chimique, ou synonymie ancienne et moderne, pour servir à l'intelligence des auteurs - 1789

Rare edition of this collective work, which is part of the context of the scientific reform of the late 18th century, marked by the effort to clarify and standardize chemical language.

This work aims to establish a systematic correspondence between the ancient names, inherited from alchemy and empirical traditions, and the new denominations proposed by modern chemists, notably Lavoisier, Guyton de Morveau, Berthollet, and Fourcroy, who seek to establish a rational and universal nomenclature.

The book presents ordered lists of substances, mineral and organic, indicating their synonyms and equivalents, to facilitate the reading and understanding of previous and contemporary treaties.

It illustrates the scholars of the time's desire to unify vocabulary, break with the obscurity of alchemical terms, and give chemistry the status of an exact science comparable to mathematics.

Finally, this volume represents a key milestone in the history of modern chemistry, establishing the foundations of a nomenclature that would become enduringly adopted by the scholarly community.

A very rare and passionate book!

Collective (Lavoisier, Fourcroy, Morveau...) - Chemical nomenclature, or old and modern synonymy, to aid in understanding authors - 1789 - Cuchet -
[IV], 282 pages

Good condition of the binding, the work in its original full brown leather, showing signs of use, rubbed corners, worn edges and headcaps, gilt-edged pages, spine with four decorated raised bands, titling in black on a paper label.

Good interior condition, stains, ink annotations on the title page, work enriched with a large fold-out chart of the new chemical nomenclature, but with tears.

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