HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF CHEMISTRY

Duration: 15 min

Year Published: 1937

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc

Format: 16mm

Description: Scenes of the alchemists attempting to produce gold from the baser metals. Shows the laboratory performing the experiments which lead to the discovery of oxygen. Shows Priestley visiting Lavoisier in Paris and discussing his discovery and then pictures Lavoisier's experiment which completed the discovery.

Complete Record: Dewey number: 540.9 Audience level: jh-sh-c Guide Format/cost: 16-sl-$24 Distributors / rental: Not shown in source

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946