Evidence: | ?I will tell you what is going on, that you may see whether you like your daily bill of fare. ? There is a balloon hanging up, and another going to be put on the stocks; there is soap made, and making from a recipe in Nicholson?s Chemistry; there is excellent ink made, and to be made by the same book.? |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | 1794 | ||||||||||
Country: | Ireland | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Maria Edgeworth |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 1767 |
Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
Occupation: | Governess and writer |
Religion: | Christian (Church of England) |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | Ireland |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | William Nicholson |
Title: | The First Principles of Chemistry |
Genre: | Science |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | London, 1790 |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 4111 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Maria Edgeworth | |
Editor: | Augustus J C Hare | |
Title: | The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth | |
Place of Publication: | London (Edward Arnold) | |
Date of Publication: | 1894 | |
Vol: | 1 | |
Page: | 34 | |
Additional comments: | Letter to Mrs Ruxton (2/7/1794). |
Citation: | Maria Edgeworth, Augustus J C Hare (ed.), The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth (London (Edward Arnold), 1894), 1, p. 34, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4111, accessed: 17 April 2024 |
William Nicholson is also the author of A Dictionary of Chemistry (1793). We presume the earlier book is the one referred to. |
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