The Making of the Chemist: The Social History of Chemistry in Europe, 1789-1914
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Modern chemistry, so alarming, so necessary, so ubiquitous, became a mature science in nineteenth-century Europe. As it developed, often from a lowly position in medicine or in industry, so chemists established themselves as professional men; but differently in different countries. In 1820 chemistry was an autonomous science of great prestige but chemists had no corporate identity. It was 1840 before national chemical societies were first formed;...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521583519
ISBN13:9780521583510
Release Date:October 1998
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:376 Pages
Weight:2.02 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 7.1" x 10.0"
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