From Elements to Atoms: A History of Chemical Composition Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 92, Part 4) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780871699244)

Seeking to enlarge an understanding of the nature of chemical science & explain how the concepts being taught in the classroom came to be, Siegfried presents a simple, readable account of how in the 18th cent. chemical composition slowly abandoned the centuries- long tradition of metaphysical elements of earth, air, fire, & water. Through the work of such scientist as Lavoisier, Dalton, & Davy, chemical theory moved from metaphysical elements to operationally functional atoms. The book is based on chemical writings of 17th- & 18th-cent. chemists; references to recently published secondary works are intended for the benefit of readers who wish to enlarge their perspectives on the development of early chemical thinking.

Author: Robert Siegfried
ISBN-10: 0871699249
ISBN-13: 9780871699244
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2002
Pages: 278
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.59lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.69d