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Affinity and matter : elements of chemical philosophy, 1800-1865
- Title
- Affinity and matter : elements of chemical philosophy, 1800-1865 / Trevor H. Levere.
- Author
- Levere, Trevor Harvey.
- Publication
- Yverdon, Switzerland ; Langhorne, Pa. : Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, [1993]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | QD501 .L58 1993 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 230 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- Classics in the history and philosophy of science, 1042-4628 ; vol. 12
- Uniform Title
- Classics in the history and philosophy of science ; vol. 12.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [212]-221) and indexes.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction. Isaac Newton. The legacy of Newton -- mechanism and dynamism -- 2. Humphry Davy: Romantic and Dynamical Chemistry: Electrical Ideas About Affinity. Romantic and dynamical chemistry. Electrical theories of affinity. The Elements of Chemical Philosophy. Consolidation. Consolations in Travel. Davey's theory of matter. Arrangement and chemical affinity -- 3. Faraday. Faraday's apprenticeship -- dynamical Newtonianism. Matter and the theology of nature. Electrochemical affinity. The structure and powers of matter. Faraday and matter. Affinity and the conservation and correlation of force -- 4. Electrical Theories of Affinity: The Influence of Davy and Faraday: Dynamical Ideas of Affinity. The influence of Davy and Faraday. Ampere. William Whewell. The Nature Philosophers. Hans Christian Oersted: Idealistic metaphysics and chemical affinity -- 5. Berzelius -- 6. Contributions from Organic Chemistry. Dumas. Auguste Laurent. Charles Gerhardt and Auguste Laurent.
- ISBN
- 2881245838
- 9782881245831
- LCCN
- 92045001
- OCLC
- ocm27147400
- 27147400
- SCSB-9618233
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library