Affinity, That Elusive Dream
A Genealogy of the Chemical Revolution
$70.86
- Paperback
613 pages
- Release Date
25 January 2008
Summary
In the eighteenth century, chemistry was transformed from an art to a public science. Chemical affinity played an important role in this process as a metaphor, a theory domain, and a subject of investigation. Goethe’s Elective Affinities, which was based on the current understanding of chemical affinities, attests to chemistry’s presence in the public imagination. In Affinity, That Elusive Dream, Mi Gyung Kim restores chemical affinity to its proper place in historiography and in Enlightenmen…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262612234 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262612232 |
| Author: | Mi Gyung Kim |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 613 |
| Release Date: | 25 January 2008 |
| Weight: | 794g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology |
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”…the argument is one of engrossing subtlety…” Robert Fox The Times HigherEducation Supplement
…the argument is one of engrossing subtlety…
– Robert Fox * The Times Higher Education Supplement *About The Author
Mi Gyung Kim
Mi Gyung Kim is Associate Professor of History at North Carolina State University.
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