{"product_id":"from-elements-to-atoms-a-history-of-chemical-composition-transactions-american-philosophical-society-vol-92-part-4-paperback-softback-9780871699244","title":"From Elements to Atoms; A History of Chemical Composition Transactions, American Philosophical Society (vol. 92, Part 4) (Paperback \/ softback) 9780871699244","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrom Elements to Atoms\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History of Chemical Composition Transactions, American Philosophical Society (vol. 92, Part 4)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Siegfried (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780871699244\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e278 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.73 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"[V]ery clear and very readable…a most accessible introduction to eighteenth-century chemistry.\" - Jonathan Simon (Ambix) \"[A] meticulous, detailed, and involving presentation of how man has developed chemical science and how chemical science has influenced mankind.\" (The Bookwatch)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSeeking to enlarge an understanding of the nature of chemical science \u0026amp; 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, \u0026amp; water. Through the work of such scientist as Lavoisier, Dalton, \u0026amp; Davy, chemical theory moved from metaphysical elements to operationally functional atoms. The book is based on chemical writings of 17th- \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"American Philosophical Society Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52580512104728,"sku":"9780871699244","price":35.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/from-elements-to-atoms-a-history-of-chemical-composition-transactions-american-philosophical-society-vol-92-part-4-paperback-softback-9780871699244","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}