Atoms and Powers : : An Essay on Newtonian Matter-Theory and the Development of Chemistry / / Arnold Thackray.

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]
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Year of Publication:2013
Edition:Reprint 2014
Language:English
Series:Harvard Monographs in the History of Science ; 4
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Physical Description:1 online resource (326 p.) :; illustrated
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Apologia
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Citation
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • 1. Introduction: The Hidden Key
  • 2. Newton: Or Chemistry, Forces, and the Structure of Matter
  • 3. The Immediate Impact of Newton’s Ideas
  • 4. The Spread of Newtonianism: A Tradition Established
  • 5. Speculative Systems
  • 6. The Problem of the Elements
  • 7. Quantified Chemistry: the Newtonian Vision
  • 8. British Popular Newtonianism and the Birth of the Mew System
  • 9. Conclusion
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