Ursula Klein Materials and Expertise in Early Modern Euro (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Materials and Expertise in Early Modern EuropeCondition: NewSubtitle: Between Market and LaboratoryEAN: 9780226439686ISBN: 9780226439686Publisher: University of Chicago PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 04/01/2010Description: It is often assumed that natural philosophy was the forerunner of early modern natural sciences. But where did these sciences' systematic observation and experimentation get their starts? In "Materials and Expertise in Early Modern Europe", the laboratories, workshops, and marketplaces emerge as arenas where hands-on experience united with higher learning. In an age when chemistry, mineralogy, geology, and botany intersected with mining, metallurgy, pharmacy, and gardening, materials were objects that crossed disciplines. Here, the contributors tell the stories of metals, clay, gunpowder, pigments, and foods, and thereby demonstrate the innovative practices of technical experts, the development of the consumer market, and the formation of the observational and experimental sciences in the early modern period. By exploring the hybrid expertise involved in the making, consumption, and promotion of various materials, the book offers an original perspective on important issues in the history of science, medicine, and technology.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 23mmItem Length: 16mmItem Width: 3mmItem Weight: 709gContributor: Ursula Klein (Edited by), E. C. Spary (Edited by)Genre: Science Nature & MathAuthor: Ursula KleinRelease Year: 2010 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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