The Analysis of Silicate and Carbonate Rocks

by William Francis Hillebrand

About the Book

Books about Physics discuss the science that is concerned with the universe, energy and matter, and how they behave over time and space. Titles include: Fundamental measurements, properties of matter and optics, An Introduction to Electrodynamics from the Standpoint of the Electron Theory, Die Lagerung Der Atome im Raume, Die Grundlagen der Einsteinschen Gravitationstheorie, mit einem Vorwort von Albert Einstein, Einstein, the searcher: his work explained from dialogues with Einstein, Einstein's Theory of Relativity, Relativity: The Special and General Theory, and The Elements of Experimental Physics, Acoustics, Light and Heat, Magnetism and Electricity.

Also in this Book

Books about Science discusses the knowledge building activities that examine natural / empirical phenomena including in such fields as biology, chemistry, zoology, astronomy, and mathematics. Titles include: Elements of the Differential and Integral Calculus, English Men of Science: Their Nature and Nurture, Rock-Forming Minerals, The direction of human evolution, The Essence of Astronomy: Things Every One Should Know about the Sun, Moon and Stars, The Preparation and Mounting of Microscopic Objects, The Gospel According to Darwin, A Manual of Blowpipe-Analysis, and Determinative Mineralogy, and The Stars and the Earth: Or, Thoughts Upon Space, Time, and Eternity.

And in this Book

Books on Experiments and Projects in Science describe the scientific method of hypothesis construction, testing and validation / refutation that is the backbone of progress in scientific research. Titles include: Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason, and Seeking the Truth in the Sciences, How to Use the Microscope, Materialisations-Experimente mit M. Franek-Kluski, Pioneers of progress. Men of science. Joseph Priestley, Signalling Across Space Without Wires. Being a Description of the Work of Hertz & His Successors, The advance of science, and perfectibility of its professors, The Teaching of Science, and Polyphase Electric Currents and Alternate-Current Motors.

209 pages, Paperback

First published August 11, 2015

About the author

William Francis Hillebrand was an American chemist. He was the son of the renowned botanist William Hillebrand. He studied at Cornell University[1] and then in Germany at the University of Heidelberg where he received his Ph.D. in 1875. He then worked with Robert Bunsen for two semesters. His research on metallic cerium, which he together with Thomas Norton obtained first in 1872, started his academic career.