The Salt of the Earth
The Salt of the Earth

Author: Anna Marie Eleanor Roos

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 9004161767

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Consisting of a series of case studies, this book is devoted to the concept and uses of salt in early modern science, which have played a crucial role in the evolution of matter theory from Aristotelian concepts of the elements to Newtonian chymistry. No reliable study on this subject has been previously available. Its exploration of natural history's and medicine's intersection with chemical investigation in early modern England demonstrates the growing importance of the senses and experience as causes of intellectual change from 1650-1750. It demonstrates that an understanding of the changing definitions of "salt" is also crucial to a historical comprehension of the transition between alchemy and chemistry.

Nature's Building Blocks
Nature's Building Blocks

Author: John Emsley

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 9780198503408

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A readable, informative, fascinating entry on each one of the 100-odd chemical elements, arranged alphabetically from actinium to zirconium. Each entry comprises an explanation of where the element's name comes from, followed by Body element (the role it plays in living things), Element ofhistory (how and when it was discovered), Economic element (what it is used for), Environmental element (where it occurs, how much), Chemical element (facts, figures and narrative), and Element of surprise (an amazing, little-known fact about it). A wonderful 'dipping into' source for the familyreference shelf and for students.

Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter's Wolf
Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter's Wolf

Author: Peter Wothers

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0199652724

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How did the elements get their names? The origins of californium may be obvious, but what about oxygen? Investigating their origins takes Peter Wothers deep into history. Drawing on a wide variety of original sources, he brings to light the astonishing, the unusual, and the downright weird origins behind the element names we take for granted.

The Cambridge History of Medicine
The Cambridge History of Medicine

Author: Roy Porter

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-06-05

Total Pages: 11

ISBN-13: 0521864267

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Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, 'The Cambridge History of Medicine' surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to the present. Covering both the social and scientific history of medicine, this volume traces the chronology of key developments and events.

Toxic Histories
Toxic Histories

Author: David Arnold

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-02-15

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1107126975

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An analysis of the challenge that India's poison culture posed for colonial rule and toxicology's creation of a public role for science.

History of Toxicology and Environmental Health
History of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Author: Philip Wexler

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2014-09-18

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 0128016345

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This volume, Toxicology in Antiquity II, continues to tell the story of the roots of toxicology in ancient times. Readers learn that before scientific research methods were developed, toxicology thrived as a very practical discipline. Toxicologists are particularly proud of the rich and storied history of their field and there are few resources available that cover the discipline from a historical perspective. People living in ancient civilizations readily learned to distinguish safe from hazardous substances, how to avoid these hazardous substances and how to use them to inflict harm on enemies. Volume II explores the use of poison as weapons in war and assassinations, early instances of air pollution, the use of hallucinogens and entheogens, and the role of the snake in ancient toxicology. - Provides the historical background for understanding modern toxicology - Illustrates the ways ancient civilizations learned to distinguish safe from hazardous substances, how to avoid the hazardous substances and how to use them against enemies - Details scholars who compiled compendia of toxic agents