Language of Mineralogy: John Walker, Chemistry and the Edinburgh Medical School, 1750-1800

by Matthew D. Eddy

Book Overview

Classification is an important part of science, yet the specific methods used to construct Enlightenment systems of natural history have proven to be the b ate noir of studies of eighteenth-century culture. One reason that systematic classification has received so little attention is that natural history was an extremely diverse subject which appealed to a wide range of practitioners, including wealthy patrons, professionals, and educators. In order...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138265640
• ISBN13: 9781138265646
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"