Hrabiego Michała Jana Borcha analizy wód mineralnych Sycylii

• Authors: Siemion Ignacy Zenon , Latko Barbara

Title variants

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Analysis of mineral waters in Sicily performed by the count Michał Jan Borch

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The paper describes analysis of mineral water in Sicily, performed in 1777 by Michał Jan Borch, during his travel to Sicily ad Malta. Borch analyzed waters of about 30 mineral springs and classified waters according to their chemical properties. The results of these investigations were published by Borch as separate chapter of his book Mineralogy Sicilienne, Docimastique and Metallurgique (Turin 1780). in the paper the Polish translation of this chapter. The work of Borch is an interesting example of the of Polish researchers activity in the early scientific investigations in Europe.

Keywords

Michal Jan Borch; Sicily; history of chemistry; mineral waters

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Historii Nauki im. Ludwika i Aleksandra Birkenmajerów
• Journal: Analecta. Studia i Materiały z Dziejów Nauki
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 2(47)
• Pages: 7-21

Contributors

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Siemion Ignacy Zenon

• Uniwersytet Wrocławski

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Latko Barbara

• Uniwersytet Wrocławski