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 will be chiefly distinguished in the annals of science, by his success in the application of Chemistry to the Arts, and to Manufactures. In this special department, both as a teacher and a writer, he was unrivalled;— and with beneficial results not confined to his own country.

It was in consequence of an official report, by M. (afterwards Baron) Charles Dupin, to the French Government, on the influence of of Dr Ure’s tuition on the Manufactures of Glasgow, that new courses