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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      03 November 2009
      23 November 1978
      ISBN:
      9780511564390
      9780521524834
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511564390
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      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.53kg, 352 Pages
      • Subjects:
      History, History of Science: General Interest, Chemistry, Chemistry: General Interest
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    Gay-Lussac is best known for his chemical work but also made important contributions to other physical sciences and technology. This is the first work to examine critically both the scientific work and the man behind it. Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778–1850) lived through three revolutions in France and his life reflected the social transformations taking place around him. His education and early progress in science depended on the Revolution of 1789 and on the patronage of the chemist Berthollet, a close associate of Napoleon Bonaparte. Gay-Lussac may be seen as the first 'professional' scientist and indeed, throughout the book, Professor Crosland emphasises that he knew how to use his science to solve practical problems and was able to profit considerably from this application.

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    'This exact and handsome reprint of a book published in 1978 [] is now available through Cambridge's 'print on demand' system … makes a good read … This meaty book passes the test of time.'

    Source: Notes and Records of the Royal Society

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