Pure intelligence : the life of William Hyde Wollaston /
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Author / Creator: | Usselman, Melvyn C., author. |
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Imprint: | Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2015]. ©2015 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 413 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
Series: | Synthesis Synthesis (University of Chicago. Press) |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11242549 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Note to Reader
- List of Abbreviations
- Prologue
- 1. The Making of a Physician: 1766-1795
- 2. Early Medical and Scientific Interests: 1792-1800
- 3. Early Years as a Natural Philosopher: 1800-1802
- 4. Malleable Platinum: 1800-1801
- 5. Palladium and Rhodium: 1801-1825
- 6. Optical Devices and Social Networks: 1804-1809
- 7. Commercial Platinum: 1805-1820
- 8. Organic Chemicals and Multiple Combining Proportions: 1802-1815
- 9. Crystals and Atoms: 1803-1818
- 10. More Practical and Conceptual Innovation: 1809-1822
- 11. Changing Priorities: 1809-1815
- 12. Service to Government and the Royal Society: 1803-1820
- 13. A Diversity of Interests: 1815-1824
- 14. The Last Years: 1824-1828
- 15. Post Mortem and Legacy: 1828-Present
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.