New Narratives in Eighteenth-Century Chemistry
Publication year: 2007
: 978-1-4020-6278-0
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.
: Humanities, Social Science and Law, Chemistry, Eighteenth-Century, History of Science, alchemy, education
