The American Historical Review · 1993 · 244 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesChemistryHistoryChemistry EducationIntellectual HistoryPublic HistoryChemistry CurriculumEnlightenment ThoughtHistory Of SciencePublic Engagement With SciencePublic Understanding Of ScienceScientific RevolutionEnlightenment HistoriographyHistory Of ChemistryHistory Of Scientific KnowledgeNitrous OxidePublic Attitudes Toward SciencePublic Communication Of ScienceScience PublicsScientific Revolution In Europe
Acknowledgments List of illustrations 1. Introduction: science as public culture 2. 'The study of a gentlemen': chemistry as a public science in the Scottish Enlightenment 3. Joseph Priestley and the English Enlightement 4. Airs and their uses 5. The coming of the chemical revolution 6. 'Dr Beddoes's Breath': nitrous oxide and the culmination of Enlightenment medical chemistry 7. Humphry Davy: the public face of genius 8. Analysis, education and the chemical community Bibliography Index.