Materials in Eighteenth-Century Science: A Historical Ontology
(Part of the Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series)
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In the eighteenth century, chemistry was the science of materials. Chemists treated mundane raw materials and chemical substances as multidimensional objects of inquiry that could be investigated in both practical and theoretical contexts--as useful commodities, perceptible objects of nature, and entities with hidden and imperceptible features. In this history of materials, Ursula Klein and Wolfgang Lefevre link chemical science with chemical technology,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0262113066
ISBN13:9780262113069
Release Date:January 2007
Publisher:MIT Press (MA)
Length:345 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 7.2" x 9.1"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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