‎SAINTE-CLAIRE DEVILLE (H.)‎
‎De l'aluminium, ses propriétés, sa fabrication et ses applications -- EDITION ORIGINALE‎

‎P., Mallet-Bachelier, 1859, un volume in 8 reldié en demi-basane marron (reliure de l'époque), (dos légèrement frotté, cachets de bibliothèque sur les 3 premiers feuillets), 9pp., (1pp.), 176p., 1 planche dépliante‎

Reference : 4639

‎---- EDITION ORIGINALE ---- "AN IMPORTANT BOOK". (Duveen) ---- "Deville was the first to produce aluminium on a large scale by the use of sodium. He devised an industrial process for making aluminium. His method made both metals readily available and drastically reduced their cost...". (Duveen p. 524, Partington IV pp. 497/499, DSB IV pp. 77/78) ---- "Both Oersted and Wöhler had attempted to develop a new light metal - possibly aluminum. henri Etienne Sainte-Claire Deville, a french chemist, also undertook the task and after many experiments actually produced aluminum by laboratory methods. De l'aluminium which described this work was published in 1859". (Milestones of Science p. 39)**4639/ARM2D‎