What Silliman Had to Say About Wöhler's Urea

Benjamin Silliman, Sr. (1779-1864) published his Elements of Chemistry in 1830-1831, a few years after Wöhler's conversion of ammonium cyanate to urea.

Silliman's Elements of Chemistry, Vol. 1, 1830 You may find the Preface amusing.

Silliman's Elements of Chemistry, Vol. 2, 1831 Click here. Look at the bottom of page 600 and the top of page 601 for Silliman's commentary.