Conversations on Chemistry In Which the Elements of That Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments: On Simple Bodies |
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| Author:
| Marcet, Jane Haldimand |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-71159-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | AUD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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First published anonymously in 1805, this book made complex ideas accessible to a non-technical readership and is credited with having influenced the young Michael Faraday. It also provides valuable insights into the gendered world of nineteenth-century education. Volume 1 covers topics including heat, light, gases, metals and carbon.
First published anonymously in 1805, this book made complex ideas accessible to a non-technical readership and is credited with having influenced the young Michael Faraday. It also provides valuable insights into the gendered world of nineteenth-century education. Volume 1 covers topics including heat, light, gases, metals and carbon.