Thomas Beddoes M.D. 1760-1808: Chemist, Physician, Democrat

by Dorothy A. Stansfield

Book Overview

We meet in Thomas Beddoes an able chemist, engaged in a field where impor- tant new discoveries were being made; a good doctor eager to fmd experi- mentally soun. d ways of healing and to make known the principles of maintaining good health; a vigorous, independent man sharing the hope which the ideas of the French Revolution gave so many 9f his contemporaries. In his life he was a controversial figure and judgement and detached appreciation of his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 940096305X
• ISBN13: 9789400963054
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"