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Article: The Making of the Chemist: The Social History of Chemistry in Europe: 1789-1914.(Review)
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- Chemistry and Industry
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- May 17, 1999
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Eds David Knight & Helge Kragh Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1998 Ppvii+353, [pounds]50/$80, ISBN 0 521 58351 9
There is no doubt that chemistry is the oldest of the modern sciences, emerging in Europe as a professional endeavour at the end of the 18th century. France in the year 1789 is as good a starting point as any. The French Revolution and publication of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier's 'Traite elementaire de chimie' were, respectively, to have a tremendous impact on the political shaping of Europe and on communication between chemists in various European countries.
Chemistry and its applications had, of course, already been around for a long ...