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Affinity, that elusive dream : a genealogy of the chemical revolution /
In the eighteenth century, chemistry was transformed from an art to a public science. Chemical affinity played an important role in this process as a metaphor, a theory domain, and a subject of investigation. Goethe's Elective Affinities, which was based on the current understanding of chemical...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Transformations (M.I.T. Press)
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Space of Chemical Theory
- 2. A Theoretical Moment
- 3. Affinity
- 4. Chemistry in the Public Sphere
- 5. A Newtonian Dream in the Province
- 6. An Instrumental Turn
- 7. A Community of Opinions
- 8. The Next Frontier
- Epilogue: A Tale of Three Fathers.