AMBIX. The Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry. Vol. XLIX, No. 2, July 2002.
Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons LTD., 2002. First Edition. Softcover. Small quarto journal. Original printed wrappers. 80 pp. Ambix is the beautifully-produced journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC). "Founded in 1937, SHAC has consistently maintained the highest standards of scholarship in all aspects of the history of alchemy and chemistry from early times to the present." Articles: Boyle's Carneades By José R. Maia Neto And Elene C. Pereira Maia; Organic Chemistry In The Habsburg Empire Between 1845-1865 By Robert Rosner; Historical And Epistemological Aspects Of Optical Isomerism On Trivalent Sulfur And Nitrogen Atoms By Anna E. J. Harle And Claus Jacob; The Correspondents Of Thomas Andrews By Robert Sharp. Reviews: The Works Of Robert Boyle.- Michael Hunter And Edward B.Davis. (14-Volume Set); The Correspondence Of Robert Boyle. 6 Volumes. Edited By Michael Hunter, Antonio Clericuzio And Lawrence M. Principe. By D. Thorburn Burns; Instruments And Experimentation In The History Of Chemistry. Edited By Frederick L. Holmes And Trevor H. Levere. By Brian Gee; Instrument - Experiment: Historische Studien. By Klaus B. Staubermann; The Shocking History Of Phosphorus: A Biography Of The Devil's Element. By John Emsley. By Anthony S. Travis; Between The Natural And The Artificial: Dyestuffs And Medicines. Edited By Gérard Emptoz And Patricia Elena Aceves Pastrana. By Agustí Nieto-Galan; Chemistry, Society And Environment. A New History Of The British Chemical Industry. Edited By Colin A. Russell. By Ernst Homburg; The Philosophy Of Robert Boyle. By Peter R. Anstey By Wiep Van Bunge; Die Chemischen Dissertationen Der Universität Göttingen, 1734-1900: Eine Bibliographie. By Günther Beer. By Ernst Homburg; Die Entwicklung Zur Experimentellen Pharmakologie 1790 - 1850. Wegbereiter Von Rudolf Buchheim. By Marcel H. Bickel. By Johannes Büttner; Translating Science: The Transmission Of Western Chemistry Into Late Imperial China, 1840-1900. By David Wright. By Masanori Kaji; Genes, Girls And Gamow. By James D. Watson. A Passion For Dna. Genes, Genomes, And Society. By James D. Watson, With An Introduction, Afterword, And Annotations By Walter Gratzer. By Noel Coley; Homage To Gaia. The Life Of An Independent Scientist. By James Lovelock. By Susan Goldsmith. Short Notices: Terre & Eau, Air & Feu. Histoires De Sciences. By Pierre Laszlo; King Croesus' Gold. Excavations At Sardis And The History Of Gold Refining. Edited By Andrew Ramage And Paul Craddock; Commemorative Practices In Science: Historical Perspectives On The Politics Of Collective Memory (= Osiris, Second Series, Vol. 14 (1999)). Edited By Pnina G. Abir-Am And Clark A. Elliott. Fine condition. Item #34636
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