SECTION I. — BIBLIOGRAPHY. 33

Van, and Van der.
For Dutch names beginning with Van, or Van der, see next succeeding word.
Vaughan, Victor C.
A Bibliography of Ptomaines accompanies V. C. V's : Ptomaines and Leucomaines. Philadelphia, 1888. pp. 296-314, 8vo.
Versuch eines systematischen Verzeichnisses der Schriften und Abhandlungen vom Eisen, als Gegenstand des Naturforschers, Berg- und Huttenmanns, Kunstlers und Handwerkers, Kaufmanns, Staatshaushalters und Gesetzgebers. Berlin, 1782. 8vo.
Verzeichniss einer alchymistischen Bibliothek an seltenen Manu- SCRIPTEN UND Druckwerken aus alterer Zeit. Gotha, 1859. pp. 16, 8vo.
A trade catalogue commended by Petzholdt.
Verzeichniss von chymischen, alchymischen, physikalischen, theo-
SOPHISCHEN, KABALISTISCHEN UND KUNSTBUCHERN, welchc bci
Joh. Georg Binz, Buchhandlef in Wien, im Zwettelhof verkauft werden. Wien, 175 1. 8vo.
Waite, Arthur Edward.
A Bibliography of Alchemy and Hermetic Philosophy. See, in Section JV, the author's Lives of Alchemystical Philosophers, pp. 276-306.
This is carelessly done, being copied for the most part from Barrett, Lenglet du Fresnoy, and other sources, without taking pains to correct errors.
Waller, Elwyn.
Bibliography of Butter, adulteration, testing, etc., in Report on Butter and its adulterations by E. W., assisted by E. W. Martin, Walter Moeller, and Russell W. Moore. Second Annual Report of the N. Y. State Dairy Commissioners. 1886. pp. 283-290.
Warder, Robert B.
A Bibliography of Geometrical Isomerism. In Address [on this subject] to the Chemical Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Indianapolis, 1890. Proceed- ings A. A. A. S., vol. xxxix, Salem, 1890. 8vo.
Literature of the Speed of Chemical Reactions. Proceedings American Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. xxxii, Salem, 1883. pp. 3, 8vo.
34 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CHEMISTRY.
Ware, Ezra J.
An Index of Researches upon the Production of Ammonia from At- mospheric Nitrogen. In Proceedings Michigan State Pharma- ceutical Association, 1888. H. J. Brown, Secretary, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Watt, Robert.
Bibliotheca Britannica, or a general index to British and Foreign Literature. Edinburgh, 1824. 4 vols., 4to.
In vol. Ill, Subjects, under Chemistry is found a considerable list of very brief titles of chemical books arranged chronologically in groups.
Watts, Henry.
Index to the first twenty-five volumes of the Journal of the Chemical Society, 1848-1872 ; and to the Memoirs and Proceedings, 1841- 47. London, 1874. 8vo.
Webb, Walter W.
Index to the Literature of Electrolysis,. 1 784-1 880. Extract from Annals New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 11, No. 10, 1882. New York. pp. 40, 8vo.
Index des m^moires sur I'electrochimie. Publics depuis 1784 jusqu'a 1880. Traduit de 1' Anglais par Donato Tommasi.
See, in Section V, Tommasi, Donato ; Traite theorique et pratique d'electrochimie.
Weigel, Christian Ehrenfried.
Grundriss der reinen und angewandten Chemie. Zum Gebrauch academischer Vorlesungen. Greifswald, 1777. 2 vols., i2mo. Folding plates. Vol. i, pp. xl-564 ; vol. 11, xxxii-792-[clix].
This is not a text-book, as might be inferred from the title, but a classified bibliography of much value and interest. The second volume contains an alphabetical index of the authors and their writings that are named in the two volumes. Also a subject index. These two occupy 159 pages.
Einleitung zur allgemeinen Scheidekunst. Letipzig, 1 788-1 794. 3 vols., 8vo. Vol. in in two parts. Vol. i, [xiv]-556 ; 11, [xxiv]-92o ; ma, [xxxii]-95i ; \\\b, [xx]-843. Stiick I. Vorbegriffe. Anfang der allgemeinen Biicherkunde.
Stiick 2-3. Fortsetzung der allgemeinen Biicherkunde. Samm- lungen und Zeitschriften.
Petzholdt remarks this contains a quantity of available bibliographical material in the form of notes, but inconveniently aiTanged. It is practically an extension of the " Grundriss" of the same author.