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

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 t...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Principe, Lawrence M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
Σειρά:Archimedes New Studies In The History And Philosophy Of Science and Technology, 18
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • A Revolution Nobody Noticed? Changes in Early Eighteenth-Century Chymistry
  • Georg Ernst Stahl's Alchemical Publications: Anachronism, Reading Market, and A Scientific Lineage Redefined
  • Chemistry without Principles: Herman Boerhaave on Instruments and Elements
  • Practicing Chemistry “After the Hippocratical Manner”: Hippocrates and the Importance of Chemistry for Boerhaave's Medicine
  • Public Lectures of Chemistry in Mid-Eighteenth-Century France
  • Apothecary-Chemists in Eighteenth-Century Germany
  • The Aberdeen Agricola: Chemical Principles and Practice in James Anderson's Georgics and Geology
  • Dr. Thomas Beddoes (1760–1808): Chemistry, Medicine, and Books in the French and Chemical Revolutions
  • Refl ections: “A Likely Story”.