Physical and chemical essays (Volume III)

By Torbern Olof Bergman

Book Overview

Before chemistry had modern names, it had questions. Torbern Bergman, working in 18th century Sweden, answers them with a mind both exacting and imaginative. Chemistry begins with careful looking. Physical and chemical essays (Volume III) gathers his historical science writings into a focused scientific essays collection where observation, measurement, and theory meet. Read as a classic chemistry treatise in essay form, it brings you close to early analytical chemistry: how substances were separated, compared, and identified when the laboratory was still being invented. Bergman is celebrated for chemical affinity experiments and for clarifying mineral analysis methods; here, the reasoning is as compelling as the results, and the prose carries the calm authority of Enlightenment era chemistry. This third volume continues Bergman's sustained conversation between physics and chemistry, turning practical problems into elegant arguments. It is laboratory-minded writing, yet alive with intellectual adventure for anyone drawn to origins. For today's reader, the fascination lies in watching ideas harden into method on the cusp of the Lavoisier era science that would reshape the discipline. For collectors, it stands as a durable history of chemistry reference and a natural philosophy reference from a pivotal moment in European thought. As a public domain science collection, it rewards the casually curious as well as the keeper of a serious classics shelf. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353708001
• ISBN13: 9789353708009
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"