The limits of matter : chemistry, mining, and Enlightenment / Hjalmar Fors.
Pubblicazione:
Chicago : The University of Chicago press, c2015.
Descrizione fisica:
241 p. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Synthesis
Contiene:
Indice: 1. Introduction: the edges of the map 2. Of witches, trolls, and inquisitive men 3. Chymists in the mining business 4. From curious to ingenious knowledge 5. Elements of Enlightenment 6. Capturing the laughing gnome 7. Conclusion: material reality and the Enlightenment. Acknowledgments. Notes. Bibliography. Index
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