Guillaume-François Round slice

See also: Round slice (homonymy)

Guillaume-François Round slice , known as “the Elder one” to distinguish it from its junior Hilaire-Sailor, born with Mathieu (Apple-brandy) the September 15th 1703 and died in Paris the August 3rd 1770, is a Chimiste and Apothicaire French.

Biography

He is demonstrator of chemistry to the Jardin of the king in Paris. He proves that salts result from the action of an acid on a base or a metal monoxide. He studies the acids, the hydrogen sulfide, sea salt and the processes of the embalming of the former Egyptians. He becomes member of the Academy of Science in 1744 and he is also member of the royal Academy of Stockholm and of the electoral Academy of Erfurt.

He is regarded today as one of the founders of the Chimie in France. He made himself famous for the public courses which he gave in his laboratory starting from 1738 and to which very many members of the intellectual elite assisted, among which Diderot, Lavoisier and Parmentier.

Publications

  • Chemical analyzes of new mineral, vitriolic water, ferruginous, discovered with Passy in the house of Madam de Calsabigi. With the medicinal properties of this same water, founded on the observations of the doctors & surgeons of most famous, which one brings back the authentic certificates (1757)
  • Cours of chymic experiments. The plants, the animals and the minerals are the object of these experiments, and make of them the three parts (1759) Text on line. Leaflet of 4 pages giving the programme of its course of chemistry.
  • Experiments made by Misters Rouelle and of Arcet, according to those of Mr. Sage on the quantity of gold which one withdraws from the topsoil, and of ashes of the plants (s.d.)
  • Exposé principles and virtues of the water of a source discovered to Vaugirard in the garden of Mr. Meunnié (s.d.)

External bonds

  • the course of chemistry of Guillaume-François Round slice: (1) Presentation by Christine Lehman (2) Handwritten complete in line

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