Life of Benjamin Silliman, M.D., LL. D.

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Cover, frontismatter and title page have been digitized from this biography of American chemist and science educator Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864). One of the first American professors of science, Silliman founded the American Journal of Science. He notably discovered a way to distill petroleum.