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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Elementa chemiae. 2 vols.

Publication Details

Leiden: apud lsaacum Severinum, 1732 CE.

Boerhaave was the first to separate out urea from urine, and to do so without adding chemical substances such as alcohol or nitric acid. He first published his method for isolating it in the above work. English translation, London, 1735.

Thematic Classifications

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Entry Number#666.1
Permanent Linkhttps://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/545
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLelementa-chemiae-2-vols

Geographic Context

Publication place: Leiden

Mentioned in annotation: London