Conversations on Chemistry : In which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments. Volume 2, On Compound Bodies / Jane Haldimand Marcet.
Marcet, Jane Haldimand| Author | Marcet, Jane Haldimand, author. |
| Title | Conversations on Chemistry : In which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments. Jane Haldimand Marcet. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (394 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Series | Cambridge library collection. Physical Sciences |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Summary | Jane Haldimand Marcet (1769–1858) was a pioneer in the field of education who wrote accessible introductory books on science and economics. Noting that women's education 'is seldom calculated to prepare their minds for abstract ideas', she resolved to write books that would inform, entertain and improve a generation of female readers. First published anonymously in 1805, her two-volume Conversations on Chemistry swiftly became a standard primer going through sixteen editions in England alone, and is credited with having influenced the young Michael Faraday. Presented as a series of discussions between a fictional tutor, Mrs. Bryan, and her two female students, the flighty Caroline and earnest Emily, Conversations combines entertaining banter with a clear and concise explanation of scientific theories of the day. Volume 2 contains spirited exchanges on topics including 'shells and chalk', borax, decomposing vegetables and 'animal economy', which will interest historians of both science and education. |
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| Summary | Jane Haldimand Marcet (1769–1858) was a pioneer in the field of education who wrote accessible introductory books on science and economics. Noting that women's education 'is seldom calculated to prepare their minds for abstract ideas', she resolved to write books that would inform, entertain and improve a generation of female readers. First published anonymously in 1805, her two-volume Conversations on Chemistry swiftly became a standard primer going through sixteen editions in England alone, and is credited with having influenced the young Michael Faraday. Presented as a series of discussions between a fictional tutor, Mrs. Bryan, and her two female students, the flighty Caroline and earnest Emily, Conversations combines entertaining banter with a clear and concise explanation of scientific theories of the day. Volume 2 contains spirited exchanges on topics including 'shells and chalk', borax, decomposing vegetables and 'animal economy', which will interest historians of both science and education. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Multimedia |