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UNINA9910464408403321 |
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Autore |
Sumner James |
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Brewing science, technology and print, 1700-1880 / / by James Sumner |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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0-8229-8166-1 |
1-315-65451-2 |
1-317-31930-3 |
1-78144-048-4 |
1-78144-368-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (314 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century ; ; Number 19 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Brewing - History - 18th century |
Brewing - History - 19th century |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- Principal Dramatis Personae -- Introduction -- 1 The Curious Brewer -- 2 The Theorist and the Thermometer -- 3 Brewery Instructors in Public and Private -- 4 The Value of Beer -- 5 Chemists, Druggists and Beer Doctors -- 6 Professors in the Brewhouse -- 7 Treatises for the Trade -- 8 Analysis and Synthesis -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How did the brewing of beer become a scientific process? Sumner explores this question by charting the theory and practice of the trade in Britain and Ireland during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. |
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