Marcet, Alexander John Gaspard 1770 - 1822

occupation:
Chemist, Physician
Nationality:
Swiss
born in:
Geneva, Geneva canton, Switzerland

1817 Marcet published 'An Essay on the Chemical History and Medical Treatment of Calculous Disorders', which contained chemical information and drawings of renal and urinary calculi.

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Water bottle in case for collecting seawater samples designed by Alexander Marcet and John Frederick Newman in 1819. This type of bottle was employed on a number of naval expeditions, beginning with William Parry’s Arctic voyage with Hecla and Gripper in 1819-1820. Inside the case is the trade card of instrument-maker Thomas Jones.

Water bottle for collecting seawater samples designed by Alexander Marcet and John Frederick Newman