A Chemical History Tour – Picturing Chemistry from Alchemy to Modern Molecular Science : Picturing Chemistry from Alchemy to Modern Molecular Science
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0471354082
ISBN-13
9780471354086
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint
Wiley-Interscience
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 21st, 2000
Print length
352 Pages
Weight
1,012 grams
Dimensions
28.50 x 22.20 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
History: specific events & topicsHistory: specific events and topicsChemistry
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This work gives the reader an illustrated tour of how chemistry developed. The author has selected more than 180 illustrations spanning 400 years of chemical publications. He has written essays to accompany each illustration which explain the imagery's meaning and significance.
Take a stroll through this one-of-a-kind book that offers readers an illustrated tour of how chemistry developed, from alchemy to the emergence of chemistry as a scientific discipline in the early 17th century, and, finally, modern-day chemistry. 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 modern chemical science. The author's knowledge and enthusiasm for the books, images, and subject matter are clearly reflected throughout the very readable, informative, and frequently funny essays. High-quality, full-page reproductions from the author's art collection, published from 1599 to the present, are eloquently displayed.
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