New Narratives in Eighteenth-Century Chemistry Contributions from the First Francis Bacon Workshop, 21–23 April 2005, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Principe, Lawrence M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Archimedes New Studies In The History And Philosophy Of Science and Technology, 18
• Subjects: History.; History of Science.
• Physical Description: XII, 202 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9781402062780
• ISSN: 1385-0180 ;

The eighteenth century has long been considered critical for the development of modern chemistry, yet many crucial features of the period remain largely unknown or unexplored, for general accounts--often built around Lavoisier--have remained quite selective. This volume presents new approaches and topics in an attempt to build a richer, fuller, more complex view of chemical work during the period. Themes include "late-phase" alchemy, professionalization, chemical education, and the links and relations between chemistry and pharmacy, medicine, agriculture, and geology.