02125oam 2200565I 450 99101545776033211-351-88714-91-138-26564-01-315-23880-210.4324/9781315238807 (CKB)3710000000965656(MiAaPQ)EBC4758446(OCoLC)973030588(EXLCZ)99371000000096565620180706e20162008 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe language of mineralogy John Walker, chemistry and the Edinburgh Medical School, 1750-1800 /Matthew D. EddyLondon ;New York :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (332 pages) illustrationsScience, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945"First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.0-7546-6332-9 1-351-88715-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- 1. Who was John Walker? The life of a notable naturalist -- 2. Sorting the evidence : analysis and the nomenclature of matter -- 3. Becoming a naturalist : travel, classification and patronage -- 4. Systematic mineralogy : arranging the fabric of the globe -- 5. Ordering the earth : the chemical foundations of geology -- Conclusion.Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945.NaturalistsScotlandBiographyScienceScotlandHistory18th centuryMineralogyScotlandNatural historyScotlandEnlightenmentScotlandElectronic books.NaturalistsScienceHistoryMineralogyNatural historyEnlightenment508.092Eddy Matthew1972-,959013MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154577603321The language of mineralogy2172790UNINA