Annotation How can the history of pharmacy help our understanding of the development of chemistry in general and the episode of the chemical revolution in particular, and what is the relationship between the French Revolution and the Chemical Revolution? In answering these quest…
The story of the chemical revolution has usually been told by focusing on the small group of French chemists who championed Lavoisier's oxygen theory, or else his opponents. Such a perspective emphasises competing theories and interpretations of critical experiments. In contrast…
This book explores the history of pharmacy in France and its relationship to the discipline of chemistry as it emerged at the beginning of the nineteenth century. It argues that an appreciation of the history of pharmacy is essential to a full understanding of the constitution o…
