Many well-informed people still regard chemistry as the art of making experiments according to certain rules, very useful in the manufacture of soda and soap, in fixing good and permanent colours upon silk and cotton fabrics; but as an investigation of nature, or as an universal guide to its study, it is to most persons altogether unknown.


In: John Gardner, Familiar Letters on Chemistry (2nd edition)

Justus von Liebig Quotes

Many well-informed people still regard chemistry as the art of making experiments according to certain rules, very useful in the manufacture of soda...

Many well-informed people still regard chemistry as the art of making experiments according to certain rules, very useful in the manufacture of soda...

Many well-informed people still regard chemistry as the art of making experiments according to certain rules, very useful in the manufacture of soda...

Many well-informed people still regard chemistry as the art of making experiments according to certain rules, very useful in the manufacture of soda...