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Science as Public Culture: Chemistry and Enlightenment in Britain, 1760–1820
Jan Golinski
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paperback. Examines the development of chemistry in Britain 1760-1820 and relates it to civic life. Num Pages: 358 pages, 10 halftones, 4 line diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; JHM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Science as Public Culture joins a growing number of studies examining science as a practical activity in specific social settings. Jan Golinski considers the development of chemistry in Britain from 1760 to 1820, and relates it to the rise and subsequent eclipse of forms of civic life characteristic of the European Enlightenment. Within this framework the careers of prominent chemists like William Cullen, Joseph Black, Joseph Priestley, Thomas Beddoes, and Humphry Davy are interpreted in a different light. The major discoveries of the time, including nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and the electrical decomposition of water, are set against the background ... Read more
Science as Public Culture joins a growing number of studies examining science as a practical activity in specific social settings. Jan Golinski considers the development of chemistry in Britain from 1760 to 1820, and relates it to the rise and subsequent eclipse of forms of civic life characteristic of the European Enlightenment. Within this framework the careers of prominent chemists like William Cullen, Joseph Black, Joseph Priestley, Thomas Beddoes, and Humphry Davy are interpreted in a different light. The major discoveries of the time, including nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and the electrical decomposition of water, are set against the background ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521659529
SKU
KSK0000736
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Science as Public Culture: Chemistry and Enlightenment in Britain, 1760–1820
"Jan Golinski has written an excellent account of 18th-century British chemistry...an elegant volume, written in a clear and cogent manner....Golinski is a first-rate historian." John G. McEvoy, American Scientist "A valuable contribution to our understanding of the transformation of chemistry into its modern form." J.L. McKnight, Choice "Jan Golinski has written an excellent account of 18th-century British chemistry...an ... Read more