Author: William R. Newman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226576973
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
In 'Atoms and Alchemy', William R. Newman provides a spirited defence of alchemy, awarding this ancient and much maligned field of endeavour an important place in the history of the Scientific Revolution.
Atoms and Alchemy
Author: William R. Newman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226576973
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
In 'Atoms and Alchemy', William R. Newman provides a spirited defence of alchemy, awarding this ancient and much maligned field of endeavour an important place in the history of the Scientific Revolution.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226576973
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
In 'Atoms and Alchemy', William R. Newman provides a spirited defence of alchemy, awarding this ancient and much maligned field of endeavour an important place in the history of the Scientific Revolution.
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry
Author: M. M. Pattison Muir
Publisher: Tredition Classics
ISBN: 9783849179458
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.
Publisher: Tredition Classics
ISBN: 9783849179458
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.
Creations Of Fire
Author: Cathy Cobb
Publisher: Westview Publishing
ISBN: 073820594X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
A provocative history of the people behind the greatest discoveries in chemistry
Publisher: Westview Publishing
ISBN: 073820594X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
A provocative history of the people behind the greatest discoveries in chemistry
Discovering Atoms
Author: Natalie Goldstein
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1448847001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Provides a history of atoms, explores the properties and laws of chemicals, and discusses the new subatomic particles.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1448847001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Provides a history of atoms, explores the properties and laws of chemicals, and discusses the new subatomic particles.
Atoms and Alchemy
Author: William R. Newman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226577031
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Since the Enlightenment, alchemy has been viewed as a sort of antiscience, disparaged by many historians as a form of lunacy that impeded the development of rational chemistry. But in Atoms and Alchemy, William R. Newman—a historian widely credited for reviving recent interest in alchemy—exposes the speciousness of these views and challenges widely held beliefs about the origins of the Scientific Revolution. Tracing the alchemical roots of Robert Boyle’s famous mechanical philosophy, Newman shows that alchemy contributed to the mechanization of nature, a movement that lay at the very heart of scientific discovery. Boyle and his predecessors—figures like the mysterious medieval Geber or the Lutheran professor Daniel Sennert—provided convincing experimental proof that matter is made up of enduring particles at the microlevel. At the same time, Newman argues that alchemists created the operational criterion of an “atomic” element as the last point of analysis, thereby contributing a key feature to the development of later chemistry. Atomsand Alchemy thus provokes a refreshing debate about the origins of modern science and will be welcomed—and deliberated—by all who are interested in the development of scientific theory and practice.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226577031
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Since the Enlightenment, alchemy has been viewed as a sort of antiscience, disparaged by many historians as a form of lunacy that impeded the development of rational chemistry. But in Atoms and Alchemy, William R. Newman—a historian widely credited for reviving recent interest in alchemy—exposes the speciousness of these views and challenges widely held beliefs about the origins of the Scientific Revolution. Tracing the alchemical roots of Robert Boyle’s famous mechanical philosophy, Newman shows that alchemy contributed to the mechanization of nature, a movement that lay at the very heart of scientific discovery. Boyle and his predecessors—figures like the mysterious medieval Geber or the Lutheran professor Daniel Sennert—provided convincing experimental proof that matter is made up of enduring particles at the microlevel. At the same time, Newman argues that alchemists created the operational criterion of an “atomic” element as the last point of analysis, thereby contributing a key feature to the development of later chemistry. Atomsand Alchemy thus provokes a refreshing debate about the origins of modern science and will be welcomed—and deliberated—by all who are interested in the development of scientific theory and practice.
From Alchemy to Chemistry
Author: John Read
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486170845
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Broad, humanistic treatment focuses on great figures of chemistry and ideas that revolutionized the science. Much on alchemy, also development of modern chemistry, atomic theory, elements, organic chemistry, more. 50 illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486170845
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Broad, humanistic treatment focuses on great figures of chemistry and ideas that revolutionized the science. Much on alchemy, also development of modern chemistry, atomic theory, elements, organic chemistry, more. 50 illustrations.
Alchemy to Atoms
Author: Ellsworth Newcomb
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The Story of Early Chemistry
Author: John Maxson Stillman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Alchemy, its science and romance
Author: John Edward Mercer (bp. of Tasmania)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Investigating the Chemistry of Atoms
Author: Elizabeth Cregan
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 0743905695
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
In this fascinating book on physical science, readers will discover some of the basics of physics, including matter, Atomic Theory, alchemy, electrons, neutrons, protons, nucleus, and radioactivity. The easy-to-read text and engaging facts and sidebars work in conjunction with the colorful, vivid images, photos, and diagrams to captivate and delight readers from cover to cover. A glossary, index, and hands-on lab activity provides readers with the opportunity to explore the world of matter on their own!
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 0743905695
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
In this fascinating book on physical science, readers will discover some of the basics of physics, including matter, Atomic Theory, alchemy, electrons, neutrons, protons, nucleus, and radioactivity. The easy-to-read text and engaging facts and sidebars work in conjunction with the colorful, vivid images, photos, and diagrams to captivate and delight readers from cover to cover. A glossary, index, and hands-on lab activity provides readers with the opportunity to explore the world of matter on their own!