music Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Anyone know good books about chemistry in the 18th & 19th centuries? I'd like to learn more about that so I can integrate it into my history classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) Chasing the Molecule John Buckingham 2004 Sutton Publishing Good for your purposes because it integrates chemistry with society, but not comprhensive. Edited June 5, 2012 by studiot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
music Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Chasing the Molecule John Buckingham 2004 Sutton Publishing Good for your purposes because it integrates chemistry with society, but not comprhensive. Looks very interesting, though. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Perhaps not specific to the 18th and 19th centuries, and includes both astrophysics and chemistry, but it provides a good historical account that I thoroughly enjoyed. The Magic Furnace, by Marcus Chown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapatos Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson Since it covers the history nearly all science, only some of it covers the topic you seek. But it contains great stories in historical context. I've read it twice now. Highly recommended. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the asinine cretin Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I don't have anything very specific to offer, but I must mention these excellent books as worth checking out: Napoleon's Buttons, and The Disappearing Spoon. The following titles are from one of my wish lists and I'm quite sure I was made aware of one of these through Bryson's book mentioned above. Crucibles: The Story of Chemistry from Ancient Alchemy to Nuclear Fission Creations Of Fire: Chemistry's Lively History From Alchemy To The Atomic Age 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatzAndMice Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Interesting topic, i'd also like to learn of the history of chemistry, key characters and breakthroughs etc.... ill start here; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
music Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 Thank you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiolite Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Also look into anything on The Lunar Society. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanrga Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 "Historia de la química" by William H Brock is a materpiece. This is the book where I did learn that Newton was a chemist and that he did research in his own alchemical laboratory! My volume is in Spanish and I do not know exactly what is the English version. I suppose that is this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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