Examines the development of the basic principles of chemistry from the Bronze Age to the present day
... ROMANTICISM Michael Ferber ROUSSEAU Robert Wokler RUSSELL A. C. Grayling RUSSIAN HISTORY Geoffrey Hosking RUSSIAN LITERATURE Catriona Kelly THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION S. A. Smith SCHIZOPHRENIA Chris Frith and Eve Johnstone SCHOPENHAUER ...
Hardcover reprint of the original 1894 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience.
On the nature of stuff -- The analysis of stuff -- Gases and atoms -- Types and hexagons -- Reactivity -- Synthesis.
Transforming Matter provides an accessible and clearly written introduction to the history of chemistry, telling the story of how the discipline has developed over the years.
Discover this rare collection of more than 180 illustrations spanning 400 years of chemical publications, with each illustration accompanied by an essay discussing its significance in the context of historical scientific beliefs as well as ...
Several articles deal with the development of physical chemistry in America; all were prepared for anniversary publications of the American Chemical Society. The earlier is by Wilder D. Bancroft, in A Half Century of Chemistry in ...
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Professor Leicester traces the development of chemistry through the thoughts and ideas of practitioners and theorists, from Aristotle and Plato to Curie and 20th-century nuclear scientists.