Person

Thomas, Andrew D.

Born
Scotland?
Occupation
Chemical analyst

Summary

Andrew Thomas was the Adelaide City Analyst 1843-1892 and analysed food and milk samples supplied by the City Health Office and the Sanitary Inspectors.

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Archival resources

Adelaide City Council Archives

  • Andrew Thomas - Records, 1883 - 1894, C 98; Adelaide City Council Archives. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details

Journal Articles

  • Thomas, Andrew and Ey, William, 'Extracting Cobalt and Nickel from their Ores. (Patent, 2 Sept., 1867)', Specifications of Letters of Registration of Patents for Inventions - South Australia, 1 (84) (1848-68). Details
  • Thomas, Andrew D., 'Analyses of two samples of South Australian gold', Philosophical Magazine (1851), 261-2. Details

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 February 2018

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