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A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Early Modern Age (vol. 3)

A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Early Modern Age (vol. 3) ambix, 2023, 1–2 A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Early Modern Age (vol. 3). Edited by BRUCE MORAN. Pp. 265, illus., index. Bloomsbury: London and New York. 2022. £395.00 (6-volume set). ISBN 978-1-4742-9459-1. This volume is a landmark in more ways than one. It represents a historiographic turn in the field in which socio-cultural context, visual and material culture, and the sensory experience of the “art” of chemistry sit comfortably with analyses drawing on the tradition of intellectual history and networks. The contributors of this volume are also at a pleasing range of career stages, the essays reflecting both well-established and erudite historiography and cutting-edge approaches to the field. Volume editor Bruce Moran opens the volume with a magisterial essay giving an overview of chemistry in the early modern period. As this reference work has a larger audience, he begins with a “big picture” analysis of the socio-cultural and in- tellectual landscape. Moran then discusses the definition of “chemistry” vs. “chym- istry,” the role of chymistry in medicine, curiosity, the role of experiment and establishment of institutions such as the Royal Society and Baconianism. It is an ex- cellent essay for advanced undergraduate or graduate students requiring an http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ambix Taylor & Francis

A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Early Modern Age (vol. 3)

Roos, Anna Marie
Ambix , Volume 70 (2): 3 – Apr 3, 2023
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A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Early Modern Age (vol. 3)

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ambix, 2023, 1–2 A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Early Modern Age (vol. 3). Edited by BRUCE MORAN. Pp. 265, illus., index. Bloomsbury: London and New York. 2022. £395.00 (6-volume set). ISBN 978-1-4742-9459-1. This volume is a landmark in more ways than one. It represents a historiographic turn in the field in which socio-cultural context, visual and material culture, and the sensory experience of the “art” of chemistry sit comfortably with analyses drawing on...
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ambix, 2023, 1–2 A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Early Modern Age (vol. 3). Edited by BRUCE MORAN. Pp. 265, illus., index. Bloomsbury: London and New York. 2022. £395.00 (6-volume set). ISBN 978-1-4742-9459-1. This volume is a landmark in more ways than one. It represents a historiographic turn in the field in which socio-cultural context, visual and material culture, and the sensory experience of the “art” of chemistry sit comfortably with analyses drawing on the tradition of intellectual history and networks. The contributors of this volume are also at a pleasing range of career stages, the essays reflecting both well-established and erudite historiography and cutting-edge approaches to the field. Volume editor Bruce Moran opens the volume with a magisterial essay giving an overview of chemistry in the early modern period. As this reference work has a larger audience, he begins with a “big picture” analysis of the socio-cultural and in- tellectual landscape. Moran then discusses the definition of “chemistry” vs. “chym- istry,” the role of chymistry in medicine, curiosity, the role of experiment and establishment of institutions such as the Royal Society and Baconianism. It is an ex- cellent essay for advanced undergraduate or graduate students requiring an

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