[Walter Crum, eminent scientist and industrialist, friend and correspondent of Liebig] Autograph Note Signed Walter Crum to unnamed correspondent, calling a meeting in response to a letter from Liebig.

One page of text, 12mo, bifolium, some dusting not obscuring text, minor stain, mainly good condition. Text: Having just received a letter from Liebig I have called a meeting of the Committee [of Philosophical Society of Glasgow presumably] for tomorrow in the Andersonian Library at half past two - I enclose the letter, which you will perhaps shew to Dr. Balfour [John Hutton Balfour, Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow, etc.] and request his attendance. We must endeavour to overcome his scruples. Notes: A. German scientist who made major contributions to the theory, practice, and pedagogy of chemistry, as well as to agricultural and biological chemistry; B. Possibly irrelevant but By the 1840s, Liebig was attempting to apply theoretical knowledge from organic chemistry to real-world problems of food availability. His book Die organische Chemie in ihrer Anwendung auf Agricultur und Physiologie (Organic Chemistry in its Application to Agriculture and Physiology) (1840) promoted the idea that chemistry could revolutionize agricultural practice, increasing yields and lowering costs. It was widely translated, vociferously critiqued, and highly influential. [Wikipedia]