author
Arnold James Cooley
1816–1881
Best remembered for a hugely practical Victorian reference book, this British chemist wrote for readers who wanted useful answers they could put to work right away. His books range from pharmacy and household know-how to language and social history.
2 Audiobooks
Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume II
by Arnold James Cooley, Richard Vine Tuson
Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
by Arnold James Cooley, Richard Vine Tuson
About the author
Arnold James Cooley was a 19th-century British chemist and author, born in 1816 and died in 1881. He is most closely associated with Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information, a wide-ranging compendium of practical knowledge that brought together material on the arts, manufactures, trades, medicine, pharmacy, and domestic economy.
Catalog and library records also link him to works such as The Pharmaceutical Latin Grammar and The Toilet in Ancient and Modern Times, showing how broad his interests were. His writing has the feel of Victorian reference publishing at its most useful: direct, information-rich, and aimed at professionals, makers, and curious general readers alike.
Much of Cooley's work now survives through major digital libraries and public-domain archives, where modern readers can still explore the practical world his books were designed to serve.