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The history of chemistry : a very short introduction / William H. Brock.
Author
Brock, W. H. (William Hodson)
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/Created
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
©2016
Description
xvi, 151 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Availability
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Firestone Library - Stacks
QD11 .B78 2016
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Subject(s)
Chemistry
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Chemistry
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History
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History
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Series
Very short introductions ; 456.
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Summary note
From man's first exploration of natural materials and their transformations to today's materials science, chemistry has always been the central discipline that underpins both the physical and biological sciences, as well as technology. In this Very Short Introduction, William H Brock traces the unique appeal of this fundamental science throughout history. Covering alchemy, early-modern chemistry, pneumatic chemistry and Lavoisier's re-interpretation of chemical change, the rise of organic and physical chemistry, and the transforming power of synthesis, Brock explores the extraordinary and often puzzling transformations of natural and artificial materials, as well as the men and women who experimented, speculated, and explained matter and change.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
On the nature of stuff
The analysis of stuff
Gases and atoms
Types and hexagons
Reactivity
Synthesis
Epilogue.
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ISBN
9780198716488 ((paperback))
0198716486 ((paperback))
LCCN
2015949588
OCLC
935085982
Other standard number
40025875140
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