Conversations on Chemistry: In Which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments

by Jane Haldimand Marcet and John Lee Comstock

Book Overview

Conversations centers on the maternal Mrs. Bryant (referred to in the text as "Mrs. B") and her two students, Caroline and Emily. This is the backdrop providing a snapshot of the general understanding of chemistry in the early 1800s. The sharing of scientific content through such dialogue was important to Marcet's readers; indeed, she came to write not only Conversations on Chemistry but also Conversations on Political Economics as well as Conversations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1546639608
• ISBN13: 9781546639602
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"