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Conversations on Chemistry: In which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments - Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
Jane Haldimand Marcet
Conversations on Chemistry: In which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments - Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
Jane Haldimand Marcet
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.
412 pages, 12 b/w illus.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 31, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9781108016834 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 412 |
Dimensions | 217 × 137 × 28 mm · 540 g |
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