1st Edition
Atoms and Elements A Study of Theories of Matter in England in the Nineteenth Century
By David M. Knight
Copyright 1967
178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1967. The impression is sometimes given that the Atomic Theory was revived in the early years of the nineteenth century by John Dalton, and that continuously from then on it has played a vital role in chemistry. The aim of this study is to revise this over-simplified picture. Atomic explanations seemed to chemists to go beyond the facts, to fail to lend themselves to... Read more
Foreword; 1. The Legacy of the Past 2. Mr Dalton and His Critics 3. Boscovicheans and Sceptics 4. Some Theories of Matter 5. Chemical Molecular Theories 6. The Debates 7. The End of the Affair; References and Bibliography; Index
Biography
David M. Knight
