Format:
1 Online-Ressource (281 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781474203753
Series Statement:
The Cultural Histories Series
Content:
A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Early Modern Age covers the period from 1500 to 1700, tracing chemical debates and practices within their cultural, social, and political contexts. This era in the history of chemistry was notable for natural philosophy, scientific discovery, and experimental method, and also as the high point of European alchemy - exemplified by the immensely popular writings of Paracelsus. Developments in the chemistry of metallurgy, medicine, distillation, and the applied arts encouraged attention to materials and techniques, linking theoretical speculation with practical know-how. Chemistry emerged as an academic discipline - supported by educational texts and based in classroom and laboratory instruction - and claimed a public place. The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Chemistry presents the first comprehensive history from the Bronze Age to today, covering all forms and aspects of chemistry and its ever-changing social context. The themes covered in each volume are theory and concepts; practice and experiment; laboratories and technology; culture and science; society and environment; trade and industry; learning and institutions; art and representation. 〈b〉Bruce T. Moran〈/b〉 is Professor of History and University Foundation Professor (emeritus) at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA. Volume 3 in the Cultural History of Chemistry set. General Editors: Peter J. T. Morris, University College London, UK, and Alan Rocke, Case Western Reserve University, USA
Note:
List of Illustrations Series Preface Introduction: Chemistry, Shifting Meaning, and Shapes of Experience in the Early Modern Era, Bruce T Moran 1.Theory and Concepts: Conceptual Foundations of Early Modern Chymical Thought and Practice, Lawrence Principe 2.Practice and Experiment: Cultures of Chymical Analysis, Joel A. Klein 3.Laboratories and Technology: Chymical Practice and Sensory Experience, Donna Bilak 4.Culture and Science: The Development and Spread of Chemical "Knowledges" across Evolving Cultures and Communities, Andrew Sparling 5.Society and Environment: The Social Landscape of Early Modern Chemistry, William Eamon 6.Trade and Industry: Chemical Economies and the Business of Distillation, Tillmann Taape 7.Learning and Institutions: Chymical Cultures at Courts and Universities, Margaret Garber 8.Art and Representation: Skepticism and Curiosity for the Alchemist at Work, Elisabeth Berry Drago Notes Bibliography Notes on Contributors .
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350251502
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350251519
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781474294591
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe A cultural history of chemistry ; volume 3: In the early modern age London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022 ISBN 9781474294591
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781474203753
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