Science technology and culture 1700 1945 chemical structure spatial arrangement

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This work debates the origins and reasons for the transformation of the concept of the "chemical structure" of a molecule and the "spatial arrangement" of atoms in a molecule in the last quarter of the 19th century.



Offering a comprehensive narrative of the early history of stereochemistry, Dr Ramberg explores the reasons for and the consequences of the fundamental change in the meaning of chemical formulas with the emergence of stereochemistry during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. As yet relatively unexplored by historians, the development of stereochemistry - the study of the three-dimensional properties of molecules - provides a superb case study for exploring the meaning and purpose of chemical formulas, as it entailed a significant change in the meaning of chemical formulas from the purely chemical conception of 'structure' to the physico-chemical conception of molecules provided by the tetrahedral carbon atom. This study is the first to treat the emergence of the unique visual language of organic chemistry between 1830 and 1874 to place in context the near simultaneous proposal of the tetrahedral carbon atom by J.H. van 't Hoff and J.A. Le Bel in 1874. Dr Ramberg then examines the research programs in stereochemistry by Johannes Wislicenus, Arthur Hantzsch, Victor Meyer, Carl Bischoff, Emil Fischer and Alfred Werner, showing how the emergence of stereochemistry was a logical continuation of established research traditions in chemistry. In so doing, he also illustrates the novel and controversial characteristics of stereochemical ideas, especially the unprecedented use of mechanistic and dynamic principles in chemical explanation.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 04 juni 2003

Aantal pagina's: 424

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Peter J. Ramberg

Hoofdredacteur: Dr. Ernst Hamm

Tweede Redacteur: Dr. Robert M. Brain

Hoofduitgeverij: Routledge

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 156 mm

Product hoogte: 2.50 cm

Product lengte: 234 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 156 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 234 mm

Verpakking lengte: 234 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 771 g

EAN: 9780754603979

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