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ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON : a victorian chemist and the making of modern japan

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Autor:in: INUZUKA, TAKAAKI., (VerfasserIn)
Sprache: Englisch
Veröffentlicht:[S.l.] : UCL PRESS, 2021
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
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ISBN:9781787359345
1787359344
9781787359314
178735931X
1787359328
9781787359321
1787359336
9781787359338
Schlagwörter:
Williamson, Alexander > 1829-1890
University College, London > History > 19th century
University College, London
Chemists > Great Britain > Biography
Japanese students > England > History > 19th century
Chemists
Japanese students
Biographies
History
England
Great Britain
Electronic books
Zusammenfassung:Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 A Traveller of Intelligence -- 2 Birkbeck Laboratory at UCL -- 3 The Chōshū Five -- 4 The Satsuma Nineteen -- 5 The Fate of the Early Students -- 6 Bridge to Japan's Modernisation -- 7 Towards 'Unity Out of Difference' -- Appendix: The Names of the Chōshū Five and Satsuma Nineteen -- Afterword: Serendipity: The Ever-Widening Circle -- Further Reading -- Notes -- Index -- Back Cover
Alexander Williamson: A Victorian chemist and the making of modern Japan is a short, accessible biography that tells the story of Alexander Williamson, professor of chemistry at UCL (1849-87) and a leading scientist of his time, and the part he played in the modernisation of Japan