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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Marco Beretta , Paolo BrenniPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 10 Weight: 1.609kg ISBN: 9789004408692ISBN 10: 900440869 Pages: 454 Publication Date: 27 July 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsForeword Robert G.W. Anderson Preface Marco Beretta, Paolo Brenni Abbreviations Part 1: Lavoisier’s Laboratory Networks (Marco Beretta) Introduction 1 The Chemical Laboratories in Paris (1743–1776) 1.1 Chemistry Comes to Paris 1.2 Rouelle’s Laboratory 1.3 Laboratory Life with Macquer and Baumé 2 Lavoisier’s Approach to Chemical Instrument Making 2.1 Lavoisier’s Early Education in Science 2.2 Chemical Instrument Making in Paris before 1770 2.3 Lavoisier and Chemical Instrument Making 2.4 Parisian Instrument Makers at the Arsenal 2.5 Second-Hand Instruments 2.6 The Laboratory Notebooks Table of Lavoisier’s Laboratory Notebooks 3 Lavoisier’s Sites of Experimental Practice: From the Field to the Laboratory (1764–1794) 3.1 Sites of Experiments 3.2 The Arsenal 4 The Cost of Lavoisier’s Laboratory 4.1 Was Chemistry Cheap or Expensive? 4.2 The Cost of Lavoisier’s Laboratory 4.3 The Cost of Labour 4.4 Deconstructing the Legend 5 The Chemical Revolution on Stage: Lavoisier’s Collection of Instruments (1789–2020) 5.1 The Chemical Revolution on Show (1789–1836) 5.2 Instruments Enter French Politics: The Private and Public Fate of Lavoisier’s Collection (1836–1900) 5.3 The 1943 Exhibition: Lavoisier vs Nazi Germany Appendix 1: Inventory of Lavoisier’s Residence and Laboratory on the Boulevard de la Madeleine (1796) Appendix 2: Inventory of Lavoisier’s Laboratory by Nicolas Leblanc (1794) Appendix 3: Inventory of Lavoisier’s Precision and Chemical Instruments (1794) Appendix 4: Select Inventory of Marie Anne Lavoisier’s Residence in the Rue d’Anjou (1836) Appendix 5: Inventory of Lavoisier’s Instruments Acquired by the Conservatoire des arts et métiers in 1864 Appendix 6: Biographical Dictionary of Lavoisier’s Instrument Makers and Suppliers of Chemicals Part 2: Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Lavoisier’s Instruments in the Musée des Arts et Métiers (Marco Beretta, Paolo Brenni) Introduction to the Catalogue Metrology Measures of Length Measures of Volume Measures of Weight Astronomy, Surveying, Drawing and Mathematics Astronomy Surveying Instruments Drawing and Geometrical Models Experimental Physics Hydrostatics and Hydraulics Acoustics Pneumatics Thermology Optics Magnetism and Electricity Meteorology Thermometers Barometers Miscellaneous Chemistry Furniture Heating Apparatus and Common Laboratory Tools Models Chemical Apparatus Chemical Glassware Chemicals, Minerals and Various Substances Miscellaneous Fragments General Bibliography Index of Inventory Numbers Index of NamesReviewsAuthor InformationMarco Beretta, Ph.D. (1994), Uppsala University, is Professor of History of Science at the University of Bologna. He has primarily worked on the history of chemistry from antiquity to the early modern period. He has published several books and articles on Lavoisier. Paolo Brenni (1954-2021) graduated in experimental physics at the University of Zürich. He then worked in Florence for the CNR, the Museo Galileo and the Fondazione Scienza e Tecnica. He restored various collections of historical instruments and wrote several articles on the history of scientific instruments. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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