Experiments, Models, Paper Tools: Cultures of Organic Chemistry in the Nineteenth Century
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In the early nineteenth century, chemistry emerged in Europe as a truly experimental discipline. What set this process in motion, and how did it evolve? Experimentalization in chemistry was driven by a seemingly innocuous tool: the sign system of chemical formulas invented by the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius. By tracing the history of this "paper tool," the author reveals how chemistry quickly lost its orientation to natural history and became...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0804743592
ISBN13:9780804743594
Release Date:December 2002
Publisher:Stanford University Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.6"
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