Antoine Lavoisier: The Next Crucial Year : Or, The Sources of His Quantitative Method in Chemistry /

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Through his development of quantitative experimental methods, the chemist Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794) implemented a principle that many regard as the cornerstone of modern science: in every operation there is an equal quantity of material before and after the operation. The origin of Lavoisier...

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Autor principal: Holmes, Frederic Lawrence (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1998]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, > 1743-1794.
Creative ability in science.
Chemists.
Chemistry.
SCIENCE > Chemistry > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
SCIENCE > History.
Creativite en sciences.
Chimie > France > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Chemistry > France > History > 18th century.
Chemists > France > Biography.
France.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER ONE. The Sources of Lavoisier's Quantitative Method in Chemistry
  • CHAPTER TWO. Consequences of the Crucial Year
  • CHAPTER THREE. Vision and Reality
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Public Arena
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Reflections
  • CHAPTER SIX. In the Shadow of Black
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Caution and Consolidation
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. The Long Summer Campaign
  • CHAPTER NINE. The End of the Beginning
  • CHAPTER TEN. Mopping-Up Operations
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN. Conclusion
  • CHAPTER TWELVE. Before and After 1773: Lavoisier Studies
  • APPENDIX. Names, Substances, and Apparatus in Eighteenth- Century Chemistry
  • Notes
  • Index

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