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

By Jean Fernel

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871699249
• ISBN13: 9780871699244
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"