New Narratives in Eighteenth-Century Chemistry: Contributions from the First Francis Bacon Workshop, 21-23 April 2005, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California (Archimedes Book 18)

The eighteenth century has long been considered critical for the development of modern chemistry, yet many crucial features of the period remain largely unknown or unexplored, for general accounts--often built around Lavoisier--have remained quite selective. This volume presents new approaches and topics in an attempt to build a richer, fuller, more complex view of chemical work during the period. Themes include "late-phase" alchemy, professionalization, chemical education, and the links and relations between chemistry and pharmacy, medicine, agriculture, and geology. Front Matter....Pages i-xi A Revolution Nobody Noticed? Changes in Early Eighteenth-Century Chymistry....Pages 1-22 Georg Ernst Stahl's Alchemical Publications: Anachronism, Reading Market, and A Scientific Lineage Redefined....Pages 23-43 Chemistry without Principles: Herman Boerhaave on Instruments and Elements....Pages 45-61 Practicing Chemistry “After the Hippocratical Manner”: Hippocrates and the Importance of Chemistry for Boerhaave's Medicine....Pages 63-76 Public Lectures of Chemistry in Mid-Eighteenth-Century France....Pages 77-96 Apothecary-Chemists in Eighteenth-Century Germany....Pages 97-137 The Aberdeen Agricola: Chemical Principles and Practice in James Anderson's Georgics and Geology....Pages 139-156 Dr. Thomas Beddoes (1760–1808): Chemistry, Medicine, and Books in the French and Chemical Revolutions....Pages 157-176 Refl ections: “A Likely Story”....Pages 177-193 Back Matter....Pages 195-200 The eighteenth century has long been considered critical for the development of modern chemistry, yet many features of the period remain largely unknown or unexplored. This volume details new approaches and topics to build a more complex view of chemical work during the period. Themes include late-phase alchemy, professionalization, chemical education, and the links and relations between chemistry and pharmacy, medicine, agriculture, and geology. The 18th century has been considered critical for the development of modern chemistry, yet many crucial features of the period remain largely unknown or unexplored, for general accounts - often built around Lavoisier - have remained quite selective. This volume presents approaches and topics to build a view of chemical work during the period Edited By Lawrence M. Principe. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.