Mi Gyung Kim is Associate Professor of History at North Carolina State University.
."..the argument is one of engrossing subtlety..."-- Robert Fox,
"The Times Higher Education Supplement"
"Although she characterizes her exercise as no more than an
'interpretive essay, ' Kim's on-the-ground, practice-oriented
narrative, combined with a theoretically rich analysis, provides
the basis for a convincing alternative genealogy of
eighteenth-century chemistry. All future work in this field will
have to take account of this fine accomplishment."--Alan Rocke,
Case Western Reserve University
"This is a major contribution to our understanding of philosophical
chemistry in the eighteenth century. Kim explores the way in which
theories catered to the demands of practice in French chemistry,
through a penetrating analysis of the concepts of affinity,
principles, and composition. Beginning with the Homberg circle, she
has much of importance to say about the early and middle years of
the century, and constructs a convincing genealogy of chemical
science. By taking a fresh and revisionist look at Lavoisier, and
by taking seriously other chemists (Macquer, Kirwan, Guyton,
Fourcroy, Berthollet) who were also prominent in this period, she
gives a balanced and original account of the Chemical
Revolution."--Trevor Levere, Institute for the History and
Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto
.,."the argument is one of engrossing subtlety..." -- Robert Fox,
"The Times Higher Education Supplement"
& quot; ...the argument is one of engrossing subtlety...& quot; --
Robert Fox, The Times Higher Education Supplement
& quot; Although she characterizes her exercise as no more than an
'interpretive essay, ' Kim's on-the-ground, practice-oriented
narrative, combined with a theoretically rich analysis, provides
the basis for a convincing alternative genealogy of
eighteenth-century chemistry. All future work in this field will
have to take account of this fine accomplishment.& quot; --Alan
Rocke, Case Western Reserve University
& quot; This is a major contribution to our understanding of
philosophical chemistry in the eighteenth century. Kim explores the
way in which theories catered to the demands of practice in French
chemistry, through a penetrating analysis of the concepts of
affinity, principles, and composition. Beginning with the Homberg
circle, she has much of importance to say about the early and
middle years of the century, and constructs a convincing genealogy
of chemical science. By taking a fresh and revisionist look at
Lavoisier, and by taking seriously other chemists (Macquer, Kirwan,
Guyton, Fourcroy, Berthollet) who were also prominent in this
period, she gives a balanced and original account of the Chemical
Revolution.& quot; --Trevor Levere, Institute for the History and
Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto
" ...the argument is one of engrossing subtlety..." -- Robert Fox,
The Times Higher Education Supplement
" Although she characterizes her exercise as no more than an
'interpretive essay, ' Kim's on-the-ground, practice-oriented
narrative, combined with a theoretically rich analysis, provides
the basis for a convincing alternative genealogy of
eighteenth-century chemistry. All future work in this field will
have to take account of this fine accomplishment." --Alan Rocke,
Case Western Reserve University
" This is a major contribution to our understanding of
philosophical chemistry in the eighteenth century. Kim explores the
way in which theories catered to the demands of practice in French
chemistry, through a penetrating analysis of the concepts of
affinity, principles, and composition. Beginning with the Homberg
circle, she has much of importance to say about the early and
middle years of the century, and constructs a convincing genealogy
of chemical science. By taking a fresh and revisionist look at
Lavoisier, and by taking seriously other chemists (Macquer, Kirwan,
Guyton, Fourcroy, Berthollet) who were also prominent in this
period, she gives a balanced and original account of the Chemical
Revolution." --Trevor Levere, Institute for the History and
Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto
-- Robert Fox, The Times Higher Education Supplement
--Alan Rocke, Case Western Reserve University
--Trevor Levere, Institute for the History and Philosophy of
Science and Technology, University of Toronto
..."the argument is one of engrossing subtlety..."-- Robert Fox,
The Times Higher Education Supplement
"the argument is one of engrossing subtlety" -- Robert Fox, The
Times Higher Education Supplement
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