LEADER 02125oam 2200565I 450 001 9910154577603321 010 $a1-351-88714-9 010 $a1-138-26564-0 010 $a1-315-23880-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315238807 035 $a(CKB)3710000000965656 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4758446 035 $a(OCoLC)973030588 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000965656 100 $a20180706e20162008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe language of mineralogy $eJohn Walker, chemistry and the Edinburgh Medical School, 1750-1800 /$fMatthew D. Eddy 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (332 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aScience, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945 300 $a"First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso. 311 $a0-7546-6332-9 311 $a1-351-88715-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 1. Who was John Walker? The life of a notable naturalist -- 2. Sorting the evidence : analysis and the nomenclature of matter -- 3. Becoming a naturalist : travel, classification and patronage -- 4. Systematic mineralogy : arranging the fabric of the globe -- 5. Ordering the earth : the chemical foundations of geology -- Conclusion. 410 0$aScience, technology, and culture, 1700-1945. 606 $aNaturalists$zScotland$vBiography 606 $aScience$zScotland$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aMineralogy$zScotland 606 $aNatural history$zScotland 606 $aEnlightenment$zScotland 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNaturalists 615 0$aScience$xHistory 615 0$aMineralogy 615 0$aNatural history 615 0$aEnlightenment 676 $a508.092 700 $aEddy$b Matthew$f1972-,$0959013 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154577603321 996 $aThe language of mineralogy$92172790 997 $aUNINA