TY - CHAP DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0 TI - Figure 49: View of the Tuscan landscape before the introduction of the borax industry T2 - Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals ID - mfo6adw AU - Appleton, John Howard PB - Providence Lithograph Company CY - Providence, Rhode Island DA - 1884/// YR - 1884 AV - VL - AN - UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/mfo6adw AB - Plate illustrates the Tuscan landscape before the introduction of the borax industry. The foreground depicts Tuscan lagoons, where borax was found circa 1776. Steam charged with boron compounds escapes volcanic crevices called suffioni. Boric acid is formed when this steam hits water. This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn Chiefly from the Non-Metals, published in 1884. Intended as an introduction to the study of chemistry, this volume contains illustrations throughout the text including color plates. Color plates have been digitized along with a selection of illustrations. KW - Chemistry KW - Textbooks KW - Science--Study and teaching KW - Italy--Tuscany KW - Borax KW - Borax mines and mining LA - English ER -