BULLETIN FOR THE HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY
Number 13/14, Winter/Spring 1992/1993
NOTE: This issue is now open access.
TITLE | Author | Page Number |
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Festschrift Introduction. | 3 | |
The Eclectic Life of Otto Theodor Benfey. A biographical portrait of the life and work of Ted Benfey |
James J. Bohning | 4 |
By Way of Explanation. On eclecticism and the pursuit of chemistry | Otto Theodor Benfey | 16 |
Corpuscular Alchemy. A case study of the mechanization of 17th-century alchemy as exemplified by the tranmutational theory of Eirenaeus Philalethes |
William Newman | 19 |
Robert Mayer and the Conservation of Matter. Did conservation of energy precede conservation of mass? |
Kenneth L. Caneva | 27 |
Pride and Prejudice in Chemistry. A look at chauvinism and the pursuit of science among 19th-century European chemists |
Alan J. Rocke | 29 |
The Chemist's War. An analysis of the impact of World War I on the American chemical profession |
David J. Rhees | 40 |
The Historical Development of the van Arkel Bond-Type Triangle. Even textbook diagrams have a history |
William B. Jensen | 47 |
Perspectives Lecture. On Pythagoreanism and the origins of the periodic table | Otto Theodor Benfey | 60 |
Book Notes. | 66 | |
Letters. | 72 | |
Divisional News. Awards Events of Interest Future Meetings Officers Directory |
73 |