History of Science: Antiquity to 1700

Seventeenth-Century Chemistry (1x33)

Yayınlanma tarihi: Oca 01, 2003

The 17th century was a confusing time for the study of chemistry. This lecture looks at the continuing search for the secret of transmutation and at the development of a mechanical chemistry, the use of chemistry in medicine, and the enhanced status of the discipline by the end of the century.