This book provides an historical overview of the recent developments in the history of diverse fields within chemistry. It follows on from Recent Developments i

This volume reproduces primary texts which embody the polymathic nature of the literature of science, and provides editorial overviews and extensive references,

Presents chemistry as a science in search of an identity, or rather as a science whose identity has changed in response to its relation to society and other dis

The eighteenth century has long been considered critical for the development of modern chemistry, yet many features of the period remain largely unknown or unex

In the 25 years since the last edition of Thornton and Tully’s Scientific Books, Libraries and Collectors was published, scientific publishing has mushroomed,