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Chemistry at Oxford : a history from 1600 to 2005
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Chemistry at Oxford : a history from 1600 to 2005

Author: R J P Williams; Allan Chapman; J S Rowlinson
Publisher: Cambridge, UK : RSC Pub., ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This fascinating and unique history of the Oxford Chemistry School shows how the University and individuals have advanced chemistry.

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: R J P Williams; Allan Chapman; J S Rowlinson
ISBN: 9780854041398 0854041397
OCLC Number: 317069544
Description: x, 308 p. : ill., maps, ports., plans ; 24 cm.
Contents: An outline of the history of Oxford University with reference to its chemistry school / Robert J. P. Williams --
From alchemy to airpumps: the foundations of Oxford chemistry to 1700 / Allan Chapman --
The eighteenth century: chemistry allied to anatomy / Peter J. T. Morris --
Chemistry comes of age: the 19th century / John S. Rowlinson --
Research as the thing: Oxford chemistry 1912-1939 / Jack Morrell --
Interlude: chemists at war / John S. Rowlinson --
Recent times, 1945-2005: a school of world renown / Robert J. P. Williams.
Responsibility: edited by Robert J.P. Williams, John S. Rowlinson, and Allan Chapman.

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"The Editors themselves fittingly contribute five of the seven chapters of this compelling and scholarly volume...the team deliver a thorough and convincing dissection and analysis of Oxford Read more...

 
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