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Is anyone interesting in history of Chemical theory?

ChemPhile - 3-11-2004 at 21:28

I am interesting in it and want to do some research on it. The aim is to help me gain more knownledge of it, and I think its very required to know it. So I want to find someone to co-work with.

JohnWW - 3-11-2004 at 23:05

The forum's FTP has a lot of older books on it, scanned to PDF or DJVU files, which are likely to have the info you require.

Marvin - 4-11-2004 at 07:20

I recommend "The fontana history of chemistry" by William Brock.

I dont think its in electronic form but I bought a paperback copy and felt it was well worth the price.

Edit, in the US this is called 'The norton history of chemistry'.

[Edited on 4-11-2004 by Marvin]

jimwig - 4-11-2004 at 10:59

got a book entitled "crucible" that talks about indiviuals and the first discoveries that they made in chemistry - haven't read much just scanned but seems very worthwhile - sets the context under which much of the very early research was done.