A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Eighteenth Century vol 4 / edited by Matthew Daniel Eddy and Ursula Klein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eddy, Matthew Daniel, editor

Klein, Ursula, editor.

Series:

The Cultural Histories Series.

The Cultural Histories Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemistry--History.

Chemistry.

Chemistry--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 229 pages)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

System Details:

text file

HTML

Summary:

A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Eighteenth Century covers the period from 1700 to 1815. Setting the progress of science and technology in its cultural context, the volume re-examines the changes that many have considered to constitute a "chemical revolution". Already boasting a laboratory culture open to both manufacturing and commerce, the discipline of chemistry now extended into academies and universities. Chemists studied myriad materials - derived from minerals, plants, and animals - and produced an increasing number of chemical substances such as acids, alkalis, and gases. New textbooks offered opportunities for classifying substances, rethinking old theories and elaborating new ones. By the end of the period - in Europe and across the globe - chemistry now embodied the promise of unifying practice and theory. The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Chemistry presents the first comprehensive history from the Bronze Age to today, covering all forms and aspects of chemistry and its ever-changing social context. The themes covered in each volume are theory and concepts; practice and experiment; laboratories and technology; culture and science; society and environment; trade and industry; learning and institutions; art and representation. <b>Matthew Daniel Eddy</b> is Professor and Chair in the History and Philosophy of Science at Durham University, UK. <b>Ursula Klein</b> is Senior Research Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Germany. Volume 4 in the Cultural History of Chemistry set. General Editors: Peter J. T. Morris, University College London, UK, and Alan Rocke, Case Western Reserve University, USA..

Contents:

Series Preface List of Illustrations Introduction: The Core Concepts and Cultural Context of Eighteenth-Century Chemistry, Ursula Klein and Matthew Daniel Eddy 1.Theory and Concepts: Transformations of Chemical Ideas in the Eighteenth Century, Ursula Klein 2.Practice and Experiment: Operations, Skills, and Experience in Eighteenth-Century Chemistry, Victor Boantza 3.Laboratories and Technology, Marco Beretta 4.Culture and Knowledge: Chemistry in its Golden Age, Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent 5.Society and Environment: Chemistry and Daily Life during the Eighteenth Century, Matthew Daniel Eddy 6.Trade and Industry: An Era of New Chemical Industries and Technologies, Leslie Tomory 7.Learning and Institutions: Didactic Chemistry and Practical Instruction, John C. Powers 8.Art and Representation: Cultural Modalities of Chemistry in the Eighteenth Century, John R. R. Christie Notes Bibliography List of Contributors Index .

ISBN:

9781474203760

OCLC:

1371041360

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