The history of chemistry : a very short introduction / William H. Brock.

Author
Brock, W. H. (William Hodson) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
  • Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
  • ©2016
Description
xvi, 151 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

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    Series
    Very short introductions ; 456. [More in this series]
    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.
    ISBN
    • 9780198716488 ((paperback))
    • 0198716486 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    2015949588
    OCLC
    935085982
    Other standard number
    • 40025875140
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