A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Early Modern Age

Bruce T. Moran

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
29 May 2025

Social & cultural history; History of science; Chemistry

Series: The Cultural Histories Series

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A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Early Modern Age covers the period from 1500 to 1700, tracing chemical debates and practices within their cultural, social, and political contexts. This era in the history of chemistry was notable for natural philosophy, scientific discovery, and experimental method, and also as the high point of European alchemy - exemplified by the immensely popular writings of Paracelsus. Developments in the chemistry of metallurgy, medicine, distillation, and the applied arts encouraged attention to materials and techniques, linking theoretical speculation with practical know-how. Chemistry emerged as an academic discipline - supported by educational texts and based in classroom and laboratory instruction – and claimed a public place.

The six-volume set of the Cultural History of Chemistry presents the first comprehensive history from the Bronze Age to today, covering all forms and aspects of chemistry and its ever-changing social context. The themes covered in each volume are theory and concepts; practice and experiment; laboratories and technology; culture and science; society and environment; trade and industry; learning and institutions; art and representation.

Bruce T. Moran is Professor of History and University Foundation Professor (emeritus) at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA.

A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Early Modern Age is the third volume in the six-volume set, A Cultural History of Chemistry, also available online as part of Bloomsbury Cultural History, a fully-searchable digital library (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).

General Editors: Peter J. T. Morris, University College London, UK, and Alan Rocke, Case Western Reserve University, USA.

Edited by: Bruce T. Moran
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 168mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781350552081
ISBN 10: 1350552089
Series: The Cultural Histories Series
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 29 May 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bruce T. Moran is Professor of History and University Foundation Professor (emeritus) at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA.

Reviews for A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Early Modern Age

A must for any institutional collection as well as for individual libraries of those interested in a truly interdisciplinary approach to the history of chemistry. * Substantia: An International Journal of the History of Chemistry * This volume will be valuable to readers both in whole and in part. * Bulletin for the History of Chemistry *