Chemistry as Peer of Physics: A Response to Donovan and Melhado on Lavoisier

It is argued that Arthur Donovan and Evan Melhado's articles urge historians to turn their focus from a traditional emphasis on the chemical background to the role of experimental physics in the transformation of chemistry. An examination of the assumptions employed in Donovan and Melhado'...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Isis 1990-06, Vol.81 (2), p.259-270
1. Verfasser:	Perrin, C. E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural chemistry Atmospheric chemistry Chemicals Chemistry Critiques & Contentions Donovan, Arthur General points and theorical chemistry History of science History of science and technology Melhado, Evan Phlogiston theory Physical chemistry Physical sciences and techniques Physics Political revolutions Roasting
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Zusammenfassung:	It is argued that Arthur Donovan and Evan Melhado's articles urge historians to turn their focus from a traditional emphasis on the chemical background to the role of experimental physics in the transformation of chemistry. An examination of the assumptions employed in Donovan and Melhado's works is featured, and a rejoinder from Donovan and Melhado is presented.
ISSN:	0021-1753 1545-6994
DOI:	10.1086/355337