| Description Of Item | Murray was a freelance lecturer on chemistry, materia medica, mineralogy, and geology. He wrote the 'Elements of Chemistry' (1801; 6th edn, 1828), 'Elements of Materia Medica and Pharmacy' (1804), 'A System of Chemistry', (1806-7; 4th edn, 1819) and 'A System of Materia Medica and Pharmacy' (1810; 6th edn, 1832). He died in 1820. |