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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464915103321

Autore

Magiels Geerdt <1956->

Titolo

From sunlight to insight : Jan IngenHousz, the discovery of photosynthesis & science in the light of ecology / / Geerdt Magiels ; editor Carla Aerts ; cover design Koen de Waal ; cover design Frisco, Oostende ; book Design Geerdt Magiels

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Brussels, Belgium : , : VUBPress, , 2010

©2010

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (407 p.)

Disciplina

572.46092

Soggetti

Scientists - Netherlands

Photosynthesis - History

Discoveries in science

Science - History

Ecology

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

""Front ""; ""contents""; ""A first speck of light""; ""The first decades of curiosity 1730-1779""; ""The quest for the secret of the sunlight 1779-1780""; ""A life in letters, the story continues 1780-1799""; ""Content, contest and context""; ""A crucial instrument: the rise and fall of the eudiometer""; ""Memory and priority: who was first? and why has he been forgotten?""; ""Science as IngenHousz knew it & science as we know it""; ""A case of complexity: ecological questions for the philosophy & history of science""; ""Photosynthesis, a bright future for the light of the sun""

""Acknowledgments""""Chronology""; ""Bibliography""