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From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Interscience
Year
2007
ISBN
9780471751540, 0471751545
Open Library ID
OL17211206M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
50 MB (51909366 bytes)
Pages
637\687
Topic
Chemistry
Library
Great Science Textbooks
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story takes you on an illustrated tour of chemistrys fascinating history, from its early focus on the spiritual relationship between man and nature to some of todays most cutting-edge applications. Drawing from rare publications and artwork that span over five centuries, the book contains nearly 200 essays and over 350 illustrations—including 24 in full color—that tell the engaging story of the development of this fundamental science and its connection with human history.

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