1853 The Constitution of Volume of Mineral Species, T. S. Hunt

Description: On the Constitution and Equivalent Volume of Some Mineral Species, By T.S. Hunt, Extracted from the American Journal of Science and Arts, 2nd Series, Volume XVI, Sept., 1853. Inscribed by the author on front wrap: "Dr. O. A. Brownson with the best respects of the Author". 16 pp., 5.75 x 9". In fair condition. Wraps are unprinted. Front wrap exhibits soiling and is ripped at edges.Wraps are ripped at tail. Title page exhibits moderate foxing and finger soiling at edges. Stamp from New York State Library at top corner. Large damp stain in bottom corner. Text block contains large damp stain as well. Mild instances of foxing. Free of any known marginalia. Binding is tight and in tact. Please see photos. Thomas Sterry Hunt (1826-1892) was an American geologist and chemist from Connecticut. As a young man interested in the natural sciences he worked his way to Yale where he became an assistant to Benjamin Stillman and was appointed as the chemist to study chemical deposits in Vermont and then again in Canada. He published widely to academic journals and magazines. He is credited with inventing a revolutionary ink adopted and used on bank notes as a means of fighting counterfeiting. This 1853 reprinting of one of his articles in the American Journal of Sciences and Arts appears to be inscribed by Hunt to Orestes A. Brownson, a famous American thinker who challenged various protestant religions and became a key figure in the Transcendentalist movement. COLPAP-0977RT91

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