AMBIX. The Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry. Vol. XLIX, No. 3, November 2002.
Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons LTD., 2002. First Edition. Softcover. Small quarto journal. Original printed wrappers. 96 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: In Memoriam W. A. Smeaton (1925-2001) Essays: William Arthur ("Bill") Smeaton (1925-2001) By Noel Coley; Richard Kirwan's Phlogiston Theory: Its Success And Fate By Seymour Mauskopf; Authority And Authorship In The Method Of Chemical Nomenclature - By Jonathan Simon; Looking For An Order Of Things: Textbooks And Chemical Classifications In Nineteenth Century France By Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, José Ramon Bertomeu And Antonio Garcia Belmar. Reviews: The Structure Of Knowledge: Classifications Of Science And Learning Since The Renaissance. Five Lectures Delivered At The International Summer School In History Of Science, Uppsala, 1998. Edited By Tore Frängsmyr. By Hans-Werner Schütt; Chemistry And Medical Debate: Van Helmont To Boerhaave. By Allen G. Debus. By Rina Knoeff; Fields Of Influence. Conjunctions Of Artists And Scientists 1815-1860. Edited By James Hamilton. By Rob Zwijnenberg; Kleine Schriften. By Justus Von Liebig, Edited By Hans-Werner Schütt. By W. H. Brock; Der Chemiker Friedrich Wöhler (1800-1882). Eine Biographische Spurensuche: Frankfurt Am Main, Marburg Und Heidelberg, Stockholm, Berlin Und Kassel, Göttingen. By Georg Schwedt. By Robin Keen; Geschichte Der Ätherischen Öle Und Terpene Bis 1881, Unter Berucksichtigung Des Industriellen Einsatzes. By Günther Hammer. By Horst Remane; Een Romantisch Geleerde. Jacobus Henricus Van 'T Hoff (1852-1911). By E. H. P. Cordfunke. By Willem J. Hornix; Van 'T Hoff And The Emergence Of Chemical Thermodynamics. Centennial Of The First Nobel Prize For Chemistry, 1901-2001. Edited By Willem J. Hornix And S. H. W. M. Mannaerts. By Erwin N. Hiebert; Walther Nernst And The Transition To Modern Physical Science. By Diana Kormos Barkan. By Michael A Sutton; A Victorian Scientist And Engineer: Fleeming Jenkin And The Birth Of Electrical Engineering. By Gillian Cookson And Colin A. Hempstead By Ben Marsden; The "Creed Of Science" In Victorian England. By Roy M. Macleod. By Jack Morrell; The Holland Sisters:. Their Influence On The Success Of Their Husbands Perkin, Kipping And Lapworth. By Eugene G. Rochow And Eduard Krahé. By Kenneth Schofield; A Life Of Magic Chemistry: Autobiographical Reflections Of A Nobel Prize Winner. By George A. Olah. By Gabor Pallo; A Fifty-Year Love Affair With Organic Chemistry. By William S. Johnson. By Arne Van Der Gen; The Bartonian Legacy. Edited By A. Ian Scott And Pierre Potier. By Leo Slater; Zeitzeugenberichte - Chemische Industrie: Tagung "Industriekreis"Der Gdch-Fachgruppe Geschichte Der Chemie 20. Bis 22. November 1996 In Merseburg. Edited By K. Krug And H.-W. Marquart; Zeitzeugenberichte Ii - Chemische Industrie: Tagung "Industriekreis"Der Gdch-Fachgruppe Geschichte Der Chemie 25. Bis 26. Juni 1998 In Frankfurt-Höchst. Edited By K. Krug And H.-W. Marquart By Ernst Homburg. Short Notices: Histoire Des Sciences En Belgique De L'antiquité À 1815. Edited By Carmélia Opsomer, Robert Halleux And Jan Vandersmissen. Histoire Des Sciences En Belgique De 1815 À 2000. Edited By Jan Vandersmissen, Andrée Despy-Meyer And Geert Vanpaemel. 2 Vols. Notes And Records Of The Royal Society - Millenium Issue. Edited By Sir Alan Cook. By David Knight; Richard Willstätter Im Briefwechsel Mit Emil Fischer In Den Jahren 1901 Bis 1918. Edited By Horst Remane And Wolfgang Schweitzer. Der Rücktritt Richard Willstätters 1924/25 Und Seine Hintergründe. Ein Münchener Universitätsskandal By Freddy Litten; Die Chemie Muss Stimmen. 1990-2000, Bilanz Des Wandels. By Rainer Karlsch And Raymond Stokes. Fine condition. Item #34638
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