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An Essay on Combustion
With a View to a New Art of Dying in Painting, Wherein the Phlogistic and Anti-Phlogistic Hypotheses are Proved Erroneous
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Elizabeth Fulhame's 1794 'An Essay on Combustion' reports over a hundred experiments on metal reduction, combustion, and dyeing textiles with metals, arguing against prevailing phlogiston explanations.
Working with limited apparatus, she detailed methods and observations, notably proposing that water can facilitate reactions without being consumed—an early framing of catalytic behavior.
The book includes experiments on gold and silver impregnation of fabrics and observations on light-sensitive silver salts that foreshadow photographic techniques.
It was noticed in its day by several chemists, translated and reprinted, and later cited in 19th-century photographic literature, though Fulhame herself became obscure until mid-20th-century rediscoveries.
The work blends practical craft (dyeing and decorative uses) with theoretical commentary on combustion theories of the era.
Working with limited apparatus, she detailed methods and observations, notably proposing that water can facilitate reactions without being consumed—an early framing of catalytic behavior.
The book includes experiments on gold and silver impregnation of fabrics and observations on light-sensitive silver salts that foreshadow photographic techniques.
It was noticed in its day by several chemists, translated and reprinted, and later cited in 19th-century photographic literature, though Fulhame herself became obscure until mid-20th-century rediscoveries.
The work blends practical craft (dyeing and decorative uses) with theoretical commentary on combustion theories of the era.
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Elizabeth Fulhame’s Colorful Chemistry
