Theory Choice in the History of Chemical Practices

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Tobin, Emma (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Ambrosio, Chiara (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Θέματα: Chemistry.; Chemistry > History.; Philosophy and science.; Science education.; History of Chemistry.; Philosophy of Science.; Science Education.

This collection of essays examines the question of theory from the perspective of the history of chemistry. Through the lens of a number of different periods, the authors provide a historical analysis of the question of theory in the history of chemical practice. The consensus picture that emerges i...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Theory Choice in Medieval Alchemy
• Theory Choice in the Seventeenth Century: Robert Boyle against the Paraclesian Tria Prima
• Choice or No Choice? Affinity and Theory Choice
• One of These Things is just like the Others: Substitution as Motivator in Eighteenth Century Chemistry
• Theory Choice in Chemistry: Attitudes to Computer Modelling in Chemistry.