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Fontani, Marco; Orna, Mary Virginia; Costa, Mariagrazia - Chemistry and Chemists in Florence - 9783319308548 - V9783319308548
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Chemistry and Chemists in Florence

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Description for Chemistry and Chemists in Florence Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science. Num Pages: 134 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, 15 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 221.
This brief offers a novel vision of the city of Florence, tracing the development of chemistry via the biographies of its most illustrious chemists. It documents not only important scientific research that came from the hands of Galileo Galilei and the physicists who followed in his footsteps, but also the growth of new disciplines such as chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, and biochemistry. It recounts how, in the Middle Ages, chemistry began as an applied science that served to bolster the Florentine economy, particularly in the textile dyeing industry. Later, important scientific collections founded by the ruling Medici family served as the ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science
Number of Pages
123
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319308548
SKU
V9783319308548
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Ref
99-15

About Fontani, Marco; Orna, Mary Virginia; Costa, Mariagrazia
Marco Fontani has been working at the Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Florence since 2003. He is the author of over 120 publications in materials chemistry, organometallic chemistry, electrochemistry and the history of chemistry. He is a member of the National Society of History of Chemistry (Gruppo Nazionale di Storia e Fondamenti della Chimica). Mary ... Read more

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