This new book provides an overview of the subject from the earliest times to the present and includes results of recent research into the history of chemistry. Extensively illustrated throughout, the book will appeal to all chemists interested in the history of their subject, and is an invaluable source book for students studying an undergraduate module on the history of chemistry.

The History of Chemistry

John Hudson

Palgrave MD

The History of Chemistry.

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

<p>This book is written as a result of a personal conviction of the value of incorporating historical material into the teaching of chemistry, both at school and undergraduate level. Indeed, it is highly desirable that an undergraduate course in chemistry incorporates a separate module on the history of chemistry. This book is therefore aimed at teachers and students of chemistry, and it will also appeal to practising chemists. While the last 25 years has seen the appearance of a large number of specialist scholarly publications on the history of chemistry, there has been little written in the way of an introductory overview of the subject. This book fills that gap. It incorporates some of the results of recent research, and the text is illustrated throughout. Clearly, a book of this length has to be highly selective in its coverage, but it describes the themes and personalities which in the author's opinion have been of greatest importance in the development of the subject. The famous American historian of science, Henry Guerlac, wrote: 'It is the central business of the historian of science to reconstruct the story of the acquisition of this knowledge and the refinement of its method or methods, and-perhaps above all-to study science as a human activity and learn how it arose, how it developed and expanded, and how it has influenced or been influenced by man's material, intellectual, and even spiritual aspirations' (Guerlac, 1977). This book attempts to describe the development of chemistry in these terms.</p>

Science & Math

Chemistry

Chapman & Hall

Tetbury (Towns and Villages of England)

Sutton Publishing+ltd

Cheadle (Britain in old photographs)

Sutton Pub

Swindon in the News

Europe

Aquatic insects in Alaska

Katherine Hocker

Robert H. Armstrong

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Signature Books

Sketches Of Grange: And The Neighborhood (1850)

Arts & Photography

Drawing

Kessinger Publishing

<p>This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.</p>

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

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