Gibbs (Wolcott) "Researches on the Platinum Metals", 3 parts only

Gibbs (Wolcott) "Researches on the Platinum Metals", 3 parts only in 3 vol., of American Journal of Science, second series, vol. 31 pp.63-71, vol. 34 pp.341-356, vol..37 pp.57-61, ex-library copies with ink-stamps, library cloth, spines sunned with paper label labels, New Haven, 1861. *** One of the first American chemists to appreciate the importance of thermo-dynamics. Gibbs's research was mainly in inorganic chemistry, especially the colbalt-amines, platinum metals, and complex acids.

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