The Formation Of The German Chemical Community (1720-1795)

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982. Annotation Well before Germany emerged as a single nation or chemistry as a clearly defined profession, German chemists had formed a national scientific community that presaged the increasing specialization so characteristic of modern science. It found a forum in the chemical journal established by Lorenz Crell in 1778. It proved its cohesiveness first by rejecting Lavoisier's theory on nationalistic grounds and then, after a fierce struggle, by rallying behind "the French system." This pioneering study of the early German chemical community is rich in implications for the social history of science. Charts, tables, graphs and illustrations Ex Library paperback in good condition. Minor sunning and edgewear to the cover. Possible security label embedded on the inside, causing a minor imperfection on the front cover. The spine is sunned and lightly creased. Shelfmark label on spine foot. Stamps on page block and the inside rear cover. Bookplate on inside front cover. Library slip on FEP. All pages are clean and the text is clear. CM Karl Hufbauer. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.