Theory Choice in the History of Chemical Practices

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tobin, Emma (Editor), Ambrosio, Chiara (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.