The History of Chemistry
A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN:
9780198716488
Publication date:
21/01/2016
Paperback
168 pages
174x111mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198716488
Publication date:
21/01/2016
Paperback
168 pages
William H. Brock
Contains the most recent interpretations by historians of chemistry,Reveals the richness and diversity of chemistry in experimentation, theory, and analysis,Raises philosophical issues concerning the nature of chemical change,Explores the historical tension between physicists' and chemists' approaches to chemical transformation,Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over seven million copies sold worldwide
Rights: OUP UK (INDIAN TERRITORY)
William H. Brock
Description
From man's first exploration of natural materials and their transformations to today's materials science, chemistry has always been the central discipline that underpins both the physical and biological sciences, as well as technology.
In this Very Short Introduction, William H Brock traces the unique appeal of this fundamental science throughout history. Covering alchemy, early-modern chemistry, pneumatic chemistry and Lavoisier's re-interpretation of chemical change, the rise of organic and physical chemistry, and the transforming power of synthesis, Brock explores the extraordinary and often puzzling transformations of natural and
artificial materials, as well as the men and women who experimented, speculated, and explained matter and change.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
William H. Brock, Emeritus Professor of History of Science, University of LeicesterWilliam H. Brock is Emeritus Professor of History of Science at the University of Leicester. Aside from short spells of teaching in Toronto, Melbourne, and Philadelphia, Brock remained at Leicester for his teaching career, where he became Director of the Victorian Studies Centre. His publications have centred on the history of chemistry, Victorian science education, and the development of scientific periodicals, and include The Case of the Poisonous Socks (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011).
William H. Brock
Table of contents
Introduction
1:On the nature of stuff
2:The analysis of stuff
3:Gases and atoms
4:Types and hexagons
5:Reactivity
6:Synthesis
Epilogue
William H. Brock
Description
From man's first exploration of natural materials and their transformations to today's materials science, chemistry has always been the central discipline that underpins both the physical and biological sciences, as well as technology.
In this Very Short Introduction, William H Brock traces the unique appeal of this fundamental science throughout history. Covering alchemy, early-modern chemistry, pneumatic chemistry and Lavoisier's re-interpretation of chemical change, the rise of organic and physical chemistry, and the transforming power of synthesis, Brock explores the extraordinary and often puzzling transformations of natural and
artificial materials, as well as the men and women who experimented, speculated, and explained matter and change.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
William H. Brock, Emeritus Professor of History of Science, University of LeicesterWilliam H. Brock is Emeritus Professor of History of Science at the University of Leicester. Aside from short spells of teaching in Toronto, Melbourne, and Philadelphia, Brock remained at Leicester for his teaching career, where he became Director of the Victorian Studies Centre. His publications have centred on the history of chemistry, Victorian science education, and the development of scientific periodicals, and include The Case of the Poisonous Socks (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011).
Table of contents
Introduction
1:On the nature of stuff
2:The analysis of stuff
3:Gases and atoms
4:Types and hexagons
5:Reactivity
6:Synthesis
Epilogue
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