Inventing chemistry : Herman Boerhaave and the reform of the chemical arts / John C. Powers.
Author/creator |
Powers, John C., 1968- |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012. |
Description | viii, 260 pages ; 24 cm. |
Subject(s) |
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Series | Synthesis Synthesis. UNAUTHORIZED |
Contents | Medicine as a calling -- Didactic chemistry in Leiden -- The institutes of chemistry -- Chemistry in the medical faculty -- Instruments and the experimental method -- Philosophical chemistry -- From alchemy to chemistry -- Boerhaave's legacy. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-253) and index. |
LCCN | 2011033952 |
ISBN | 9780226677606 (cloth) |
ISBN | 0226677605 (cloth) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | QD15 .P69 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |