Chemistry and Chemists in Florence From the Last of the Medici Family to the European Magnetic Resonance Center /

• Main Authors: Fontani, Marco (Author), Orna, Mary Virginia (Author), Costa, Mariagrazia (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Italy > History.; History.; Chemistry > History.; History of Chemistry.; History of Science.; History of Italy.

This brief offers a novel vision of the city of Florence, tracing the development of chemistry via the biographies of its most illustrious chemists. It documents not only important scientific research that came from the hands of Galileo Galilei and the physicists who followed in his footsteps, but a...

Table of Contents:

• Historical Background
• Scientists and Naturalists from the Time of the Last of the Medici Family (1694) to the Period of the Museum of Physics and Natural History (1775-1807)
• Chemists in the Period of the Lyceum of Physical and Natural Studies (1807-1859)
• Chemists in the Period of the Institute of Higher Practical Studies and Specialization (1859-1924)
• Chemists in the Period of the Royal University of Florence (1924-1946)
• Chemists in the Period of the University of Florence (1946-2000)
• Conclusion.