Excerpt from A Treatise on Chemistry, Vol. 1: The Non-Metallic Elements Much attention has likewise been given to the representation of apparatus adapted for lecture-room experiment, and the numerous new illustrations re quired for this purpose have all been taken from photographs of apparatus actually in use. The fine portrait which adorns the title-page is a copy, by the skilful hands of Mr. Jeens, of a daguerreotype taken shortly before Dalton's death. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.