1654 BOREL, Pierre [BORELLUS.] (1620 – 1689)
Bibliotheca chimica. Seu catalogus liborum philosophicorum hermeticorum. In quo quatuor millia ciciter, authorem chimicorum vel de transmutatione metallorum, re minerali & arcanis, tam manuscriptorum, quam in lucem editorum, cum eorum editionibus, usque ad annum 1653 continentur.
The first independent bibliography of chemistry and alchemy, citing 4000 books and manuscripts, including authors or titles now lost or obtainable today only with great difficulty. Digital facsimile from Google Books …
GMN 12810 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15056
1675 COOPER, William
A catalogue of chymicall books. In three parts. In the first and second parts are contained such chymical books as have been written originally, or translated into English: with a large account of their titles, several editions and volumes. Likewise in the third part is contained a collection of such things published in the Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society (for ten years together) as pertain to Chymistry, or the study of nature by art in the animal, vegetal, and mineral kingdoms. Collected by Will. Cooper, bookseller, at the pelican in Little-Britain, London.
The first bibliography of chemistry published in England. ESTC No. 00608591. ESTC Citation No. R20346. See William Cooper's A catalogue of chymical books, 1673-88: A verified edition by Stanford J. Linden (New York: G…
GMN 8451 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10628
1820 –1821 RUNGE, Friedlieb Ferdinand (1795 – 1867)
Neueste phytochemische Entdeckungen zur Begründung einer wissenschaftlichen Phytochemie. 2 vols.
On pp. 144-146 of vol. 1 Runge reported the isolation of relatively pure caffeine for the first time. He called it "Kaffebase." Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link. In 1821 the French chemists Pierre-Jose…
GMN 11411 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13610
1891 BOLTON, Henry Carrington (1843 – 1903)
Catalogue of works on alchemy and chemistry. Exhibited at The Grolier Club, 29 East 32d St. New York, Jan. 16th to Jan. 26th, 1891.
This appears to be the second catalogue of a U.S. exhibition of rare books on any scientific subject, following John Shaw Billing's catalogue of his exhibition of books from the Army Medical Library at Johns Hopkins H…
GMN 13573 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15851
1906 YOUNG, James (1811 – 1883); FERGUSON, John (1837 – 1916)
Bibliotheca chemica: A catalogue of the alchemical, chemical and pharmaceutical books in the collection of the late James Young of Kelly and Durris....by John Ferguson. 2 vols.
One of the great landmarks of descriptive scientific bibliography. With bibliographical details of each work, biographical notices of each writer, and exhaustive lists of references in chronological order, its scope a…
GMN 8473 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10650
1938 FERCHL, Fritz (1892 – 1953)
Chemisch-Pharmazeutisches Bio-und Bibliographikon. Herausgegeben von der Gesellschaft für Geschichte der Pharmazie durch Fritz Ferchl. 2 vols.
GMN 7016 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/9182
1949 DUVEEN, Denis Ian (1910 – 1992); KLICKSTEIN, Herbert S.
Bibliotheca chemica et alchemica. An annotated catalogue of printed books on alchemy, chemistry and cognate subjects.
Though he was not credited on the title page, most of this catalogue was written by Herbert S. Klickstein, working for the collector, Denis Duveen.
GMN 11228 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13425
1954 –1965 LAVOISIER, Antoine Laurent de (1743 – 1794); DUVEEN, Denis Ian (1910 – 1992); KLICKSTEIN, Herbert S.
A bibliography of the works of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 1743-1794
Mostly written by Herbert S. Klickstein for the collector Denis Duveen.
GMN 11218 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13415
1982 FRUTON, Joseph Stewart (1912 – 2007)
A bio-bibliography for the history of the biochemical sciences since 1800.
An index to bio-bibliographical articles listed alphabetically by scientist. Supplement published, Philadelphia, 1985.
GMN 1588.18 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/1601
2005 PARACELSUS, [Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim] (1493 – 1541); HIERONYMUS, Frank (1930 – )
Theophrast und Galen – Celsus und Paracelsus. Medizin, Naturphilosophie und Kirchenreform im Basler Buchdruck bis zum Dreissigjährigen Krieg. Publikationen der Universitätsbibliothek, Nr. 36. 4 vols. plus index vol.
"The project began as a exhibition in the Basle University Library to commemorate the major anniversaries of the birth and death of Paracelsus (1493–1541). Not only did he work and teach in Basle, but many of his writ…
GMN 10270 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12461
2006 NEVILLE, Roy G. (1926 – 2007)
The Roy G. Neville historical chemical library: An annotated catalogue of printed books on alchemy, chemistry, chemical technology, and related subjects. 2 vols.
GMN 11227 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13424
