Nordisches Centralblatt für die Pharmacie und ihre Hilfswissenschaften [Northern Central Journal for Pharmacy and its Auxiliary Sciences]

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St, The Imperial Pharmaceutical Society of St. Petersburg, 1859, Hard cover

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Nordisches Centralblatt für die Pharmacie und ihre Hilfswissenschaften

(Northern Central Journal for Pharmacy and its Auxiliary Sciences)

No. 1-50, December 25, 1859

Published by: The Imperial Pharmaceutical Society of St. Petersburg

A rare set of the first year of publication of the Nordisches Centralblatt für die Pharmacie und ihre Hilfswissenschaften — the first pharmaceutical journal of the Russian Empire, published in German by the Imperial Pharmaceutical Society of St. Petersburg.

Dated 1859, this early scientific periodical reflects the international character of pharmaceutical research in the Russian Empire. The issue includes articles on sublimate formation (Fr. Mohr), the introduction of the metric system in France, and reports on chemical adulteration of mercury compounds, among other topics.

Decorated with the Imperial double-headed eagle, the title page embodies the academic prestige and state support behind Russian pharmaceutical science of the 19th century.

An exceptionally early and important example of Russian scientific publishing — marking the foundation of organized pharmaceutical communication in the Empire.