JF Ptak Science Books Quick Post
Here’s an interesting bit I just found in a volume of The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts 1(of the Royal Society of Great Britain): a wonderful two-page advertisement for a course in chemistry, given by William Thomas Brande (1788-1866) and “M. Faraday” (1791-1867). Brande was the more-established and more socially-correct figure at this point (1825), though Faraday had already made a major contribution to the history of chemistry in 1821; still, the overall accomplishments and appeal of Brande probably explains the top billing. Be that as it may, lecturing under the auspices of the Royal Institution was a very big deal, and obviously a major imprimatur for any career. (Also it is interesting to note that Brande’s Manual of Pharmacy I advertised for sale on a full page opposite page vi.)
