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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456365503321

Autore

McEvoy John G. <1942->

Titolo

The historiography of the chemical revolution [[electronic resource] ] : patterns of interpretation in the history of science / / by John G. McEvoy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pickering & Chatto, 2010

ISBN

1-317-32401-3

1-282-50221-2

9786612502217

1-84893-031-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Disciplina

540.9

Soggetti

Chemistry - History - 18th century - Historiography

Chemistry - History - 18th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowldegements; Preface; Introduction; 1. Positivism, Whiggism and the Chemical Revolution; 2. Postpositivism and the Historiography of Science; 3. Postpositivist Interpretations of the Chemical Revolution; 4. From Modernism to Postmodernism: Changing Philosophical Images of Science; 5. The Sociology of Scientific Knowledge and the History of Science; 6. Postmodernist and Sociological Interpretations of the Chemical Revolution; 7. The Chemical Revolution as History; Notes; Works Cited; Untitled

Sommario/riassunto

This study offers a critical survey of past and present interpretations of the Chemical Revolution designed to lend clarity and direction to the current ferment of views.